A federal judge on Friday rejected two subpoenas that the Department of Justice issued to the Federal Reserve, handing the Trump administration a setback as it attempts to investigate Fed chair Jerome Powell. The DOJ in January launched a criminal probe into Powell’s congressional testimony about a major renovation project at the Fed. It served […]

The U.S. Department of Treasury temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil Thursday in an effort to dampen the impact of high oil prices amid the war in Iran. The move has drawn vocal critics who say it will help Russia without significantly lowering oil prices, which sat above $100 per barrel on Friday.  The U.S. […]

NEW YORK — Next to the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan sits an empty chasm where a jail once stood. Over nearly two centuries, a facility nicknamed “The Tombs” because of its underground cells and original Egyptian Revival-style architecture was built, demolished and rebuilt multiple times. Soon, it will be the site of the world’s […]

As Americans plan their weekends, a new sense of unease has hit the nation after two different targeted, violent attacks. While authorities have not said both were terror attacks, the proximity to the U.S.’s recent attacks on Iran raises questions. The two attacks occurred hundreds of miles away but only hours apart. The first happened […]

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted Thursday to recommend including a viral strain of the flu, subclade k, in vaccines beginning this fall. It’s something that the World Health Organization also suggested, as the variant is likely one reason flu vaccines were less effective this year.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]

Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, formally resigned his commission, Dec. 23, 1783, in Annapolis, Md., where he delivered his farewell address to the Continental Congress. 

For the nearly 43 million Americans with federal student loan debt, the U.S. government is no longer watching the companies that run that program the way it used to. That move could have the rest of American taxpayers dipping into their pockets to cover student loan debt due to potential errors. The nonpartisan Government Accountability […]

Rep. Jim Clyburn said Thursday he will run for another term in the U.S. House. The 85-year-old South Carolina Democrat will seek an 18th term representing the state’s 6th Congressional District. Clyburn made the announcement at the South Carolina Democratic Party headquarters in Columbia. He said he believes he is capable of continuing the work […]

A convicted ISIS supporter opens fire inside a college ROTC class, killing a military veteran who led the department. How cadets stopped the rampage, including one who stabbed the attacker. Plus, an explosives-filled car crashes into a synagogue in Michigan and barrels inside the building. What investigators are learning after security confronts the suspect. And […]