President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to address climate change hit a major hurdle as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to restrict federal reach in controlling emissions at power plants Read more
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Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in on Thursday as the Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice, in an historic move for the United States President Joe Biden’s pick Read more
Senator Pat Leahy has broken his hip
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it, his office Read more
Grayscale sues SEC after its bid for a spot bitcoin ETF is rejected
Grayscale Investments sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, shortly after the regulator rejected its bid to list the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The SEC has denied Read more
DOJ Files Lawsuit to Block Booz Allen Hamilton Acquisition of EverWatch
By Kathryn Hardison The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday to block Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.’s proposed acquisition of EverWatch Corp. The department alleges that Read more
U.S. blacklists 5 Chinese companies for allegedly helping Russia’s military
The U.S. Commerce Department added five Chinese companies to an export blacklist for allegedly helping Russia’s military despite U.S. and allied efforts to cut off Russia’s access to technology following its Read more
23 million Californians will receive ‘inflation relief’ checks of up to $1,050. Here are 10 other states also offering cash payments.
Now, in a sign of the economy’s changing headwinds, direct checks are being billed as a way to soften inflation’s bite. But instead of the federal government issuing payments, a Read more
Supreme Court: As Breyer retires, when will Ketanji Brown Jackson start?
The Senate on voted to confirm the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson earlier this year to the Supreme Court. Jackson is set to become the first Black woman to Read more
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring on Thursday at noon
It’s official: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will be stepping down on Thursday, after the court releases its final two rulings for the current term. Breyer, 83, who was appointed Read more
This city is ‘the epicenter of the housing crisis,’ says a Biden administration official
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge dubbed sunny Miami the “epicenter of the housing crisis in this country” during a visit Tuesday. Fudge made that stark Read more