Will Trumps tariffs threaten the Feds soft landing? Experts weigh in.

(WASHINGTON) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stepped to the podium in August with a sunny forecast that defied the snow-capped mountains inscribed on curtains behind him.The central bank planned to begin cutting rates, Powell announced, reversing a yearslong battle against pandemic-era inflation. "The...

Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks

(WASHINGTON) -- As President-elect Donald Trump's comments tanking House Speaker Mike Johnson's short-term government funding bill sent House Republicans into a tailspin Wednesday night, Senate Republicans were left to try to make sense of the remaining pieces.Congress must act to fund the government by...

What could Trump do to lower grocery prices? Experts weigh in

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump sharply criticized the rising price of groceries throughout his campaign, even delivering an address outside his New Jersey home in August alongside a table covered with cereal boxes, coffee grounds and ketchup.A wave of consumer discontent appears to...

Would Trumps tariffs trigger a global trade war? Experts weigh in

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump has proposed tariffs as the solution for a host of perceived ills: the decline of U.S. manufacturing, the arrival of undocumented immigrants and the costs of childcare, among others."To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is...

Judge to weigh motion to dismiss case against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez

(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- A New Mexico judge will weigh whether to dismiss the case against "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, after dismissing the case against Alec Baldwin for evidence suppression.Judge...

Wars weigh on Biden effort to burnish his foreign policy legacy at UNGA

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden makes a farewell speech to world leaders at the United National General Assembly on Tuesday as he seeks to burnish his foreign policy legacy.But even though he came into office with decades of foreign policy experience, he leaves behind...