The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to adjourn until 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with the move coming as lawmakers have been unable to elect a new Read more
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Railroad stocks rally as strike risk effectively removed after President Biden urged Congress to step in
Shares of railroad operators rallied Tuesday, as Evercore ISI analyst Jonathan Chappell said President Joe Biden’s urging of Congress to step into the stalled talks between labor unions and rail Read more
‘A rail shutdown would devastate our economy’: Biden urges Congress to head off potential strike
OMAHA, Neb. — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, following pressure by business Read more
Sen. Ed Markey fires back at Elon Musk: ‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will.’
Twitter owner and Chief Executive Elon Musk continued to antagonize his critics Sunday, drawing the ire of a powerful senator who sits on the Commerce committee. On Friday, Sen. Ed Read more
‘Voters are looking for help’: With control of Congress is still too early to call, here are 3 burning tax questions
A day after midterm elections, it remains uncertain whether either party will end up with Congressional control or whether it will be a divided Congress — and that has consequences Read more
U.S. stocks slip as control of Congress remains unsettled
U.S. equity indexes slipped on Wednesday, following a three day rally, after some poor earnings reports and a slide in major technology stocks, while the results of the mid-term elections Read more
Meet the first Gen Z member of Congress: Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost
Gen Z is in the House. Florida Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost, 25, made history during Tuesday’s midterm elections as the first member of Gen Z — anyone born after 1996 Read more
Opinion: Opinion: Republican Congress wouldn’t reduce inflation. It would be a disaster.
BERKELEY, Calif. (Project Syndicate)—Inflation now tops the list of concerns for many voters in the United States. But if they use this week’s midterm election to protest inflation, they could tip control Read more
Chief Justice John Roberts puts temporary hold on release of Trump's tax returns to Congress
Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court order requiring the release of former President Donald Trump's tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service to Read more