On the first of his two days of semi-annual testimony to Congress, Powell also suggested that the Fed faces two roughly equal risks: Cutting rates too soon or cutting them ‘too late or too little’
The rule would bring the average credit card late fee down from $32. The bureau estimates banks brought in roughly $14 billion in credit card late fees a year
The sanctions announced by the US, Canada, the UK, France, Spain and New Zealand represent an element of pressure on the Israeli government, which supports the movement
The Fifth Circuit vacates the lower court’s decision, but gives the Biden administration seven days to appeal the ruling, moving the case closer to being heard at the Supreme Court
The meeting comes as President Joe Biden, Harris and other senior administration officials have become increasingly blunt about their dissatisfaction with the mounting death toll in Gaza and suffering of innocent Palestinians
Polls are showing a big advantage for Joe Biden among Democrats, and for Donald Trump among Republicans. Even so, after this week they will still not have the mathematical majority
The gang leader ‘Barbecue’ claims responsibility for the prison attack, which saw 3,696 inmates escape, and he says its aim was to overthrow the interim president
In a unanimous decision, the justices said the former president cannot be barred from the primary races on the basis of a provision of the 14th Amendment. The move strikes down attempts by Colorado, Maine and Illinois to ban him over his role in the Jan. 2021 Capitol riots
Amid the speculation that the singer will endorse Democrat Joe Biden in an election against Donald Trump, EL PAÍS data expert Kiko Llaneras reviews what exactly is known about the artist’s followers
The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s hard-line government early in the war following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, comes amid deep disagreements between Netanyahu and President Joe Biden
If Trump becomes the nominee, he will likely need to win over some of the moderates who supported Biden in 2020 if he wants to return to the White House
Academics and democracy analysts said the presidential primary system, in which a small percentage of the nation’s voters often determines the candidates, is one of several quirks that make the United States stand out
Next week, the business tycoon is likely to be crowned the presidential candidate of the group which, three years after losing the White House, is once again dancing to his beat
The break with five decades of tradition follows chaos that mired the party in 2020 and the reshuffling of the Democrats’ 2024 calendar to prioritize more diverse states
The former president is coming into Super Tuesday with a clear advantage over his only rival in the primaries, Nikki Haley, who is holding on thanks to donors who support an alternative
According to the Siena College poll for ‘The New York Times,’ the percentage of voters who disapprove of the Democratic president’s leadership has risen to 47%
Outrage is rising over the desperation of hundreds of thousands struggling to survive in northern Gaza after nearly five months of fighting between Israel and Hamas