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Senate Dems brace for leadership fight after Durbin retirement

This is Amy Klobuchar, Brian Schatz and Catherine Cortez Masto

Trump says he might call Powell to press for interest rate cuts

President Trump in the Oval Office.
Updated Apr 23, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Schakowsky kicks off potential House Dem retirement wave

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, wearing a pink and white suit jacket over a red blouse, speaks into microphones at a wooden podium.

12 states sue Trump administration over tariffs

Trump holds a chart that reads "reciprocal tariffs" with a list of countries
Updated Apr 23, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Inside the potentially bitter fight to replace Dick Durbin

Sen. Dick Durbin, wearing a dark suit and speaking in front of silhouettes.

Scoop: Musk vs. Bessent dispute erupted into West Wing shouting match

Side by side images of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk

Trump accuses Zelensky of sabotaging U.S. peace plan for Ukraine

Trump and Zelensky
Apr 23, 2025 - Economy

Lessons from Trump's tariffs, Federal Reserve climbdown

Illustration of an American flag with the bottom stripe forming a reverse arrow
Apr 23, 2025 - Economy

Americans souring on Trump's economic strategy, polls say

Donald Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York in Sept. 2024.

Trump administration must follow court orders, most Americans say

Apr 23, 2025 - Business

How safe is safe enough? That's the question for autonomous vehicles

Illustration of a seat belt with a yellow road markings

Dick Durbin retiring after nearly 3 decades in the Senate

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., leaves the Senate Democrats' lunch meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Updated Apr 23, 2025 - Business

Bessent demands fixes at IMF and World Bank: "They are falling short"

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Trump softens tariff tone amid empty shelves warning, market slump

Illustration of an American flag, with the stripes made out of empty grocery store shelves with a few leftover cans and red "sold out" signs.

Trump's chaos is everywhere. Sound familiar?

Illustration of President Trump's signature on a crumpled paper surrounded by scribbles, the Presidential seal, and a sharpie

Advanced AI gets more unpredictable

Illustration of multiple dice with binary code in place of dots
Apr 23, 2025 - Health

Almost half of Americans are now exposed to unhealthy air pollution

Illustration of a smokestack with an American flag on it

Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore VOA

The US Agency for Global Media website is displayed on a mobile phone with Voice of America seen in the background, in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on March 16. Photo: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Apr 22, 2025 - Sports

What to know about Thursday's NFL Draft

Animated illustration of an NFL draft-style big board with the pick sections revealing a spinning football.
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