For the second time in recent days, a federal grand jury in Virginia declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources said. The grand jury rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to refile the case after a federal judge dismissed an earlier case based on the illegal appointment of the…
The Senate on Thursday failed to advance two competing health care proposals aimed at addressing rising costs expected for tens of millions of Americans who receive enhanced tax credits from the Affordable Care Act. Both plans, one proposed by Democrats and the other championed by Republicans, failed to obtain the necessary 60 votes. Now, lawmakers…
A federal judge ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego García from his immigration detention center. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in her order Thursday that “since Abrego García’s wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been detained again, again without legal authorization.” Xinis said the absence of an expulsion order prevents the government…
Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery this week, just days after Netflix reached a deal to acquire the former media company. The rival’s multibillion-dollar efforts to buy streaming platform HBO Max and movie studio Warner Bros., among other assets, could disrupt the media industry and shape the content seen by hundreds of…
An atmospheric river event that has been pummeling the Pacific Northwest with rain is now focused on western Washington, where “historic” flooding could force 100,000 people to evacuate. After two days of rain, 4 to 8 more inches are possible Wednesday and Thursday in the higher elevations of western Washington state. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson…
The Department of Education has moved to finish one of former President Joe Biden’s most popular student loan forgiveness plans, affecting millions of Americans, through a proposed joint agreement with the state of Missouri on Tuesday. The pending agreement ends the Savings on a Valuable Education or “SAVE” plan, which houses more than 7 million…
LONDON – Ukraine and Russia continued to exchange cross-border drone strikes overnight into Wednesday morning, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team prepared to present their latest peace plan proposal to the United States. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 38 Ukrainian drones overnight Wednesday. Among them were six drones…
The Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate adjustment on Wednesday, potentially cutting borrowing costs for the third time this year in an effort to boost sluggish hiring. Top Federal Reserve officials have shown an unusual degree of public disagreement over a potential interest rate cut. Inflation has risen in recent months along with…
President Donald Trump, after initially saying he had “no problem” releasing video of the Sept. 2 attack on a suspected drug ship in the Caribbean Sea that killed two survivors, is now changing course and deferring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “I didn’t say that,” Trump claimed when ABC News chief political correspondent Rachel Scott…
Eight teenagers from a Philadelphia youth soccer team were arrested and charged with felonies after they allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Florida, just hours before their championship game. The United Thoroughbreds players, ages 14 and 15, had traveled to Polk County from Pennsylvania, where they stole $2,296.07…
