Trump election interference case resumes in Washington

Trump election interference case resumes in Washington

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 4, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The federal criminal election interference case against Donald Trump resumed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after a nearly year-long delay related to arguments on … Read more

Washington Commanders stadium naming goes to Northwest Federal Credit Union

Washington Commanders stadium naming goes to Northwest Federal Credit Union

Washington Commanders fans celebrate after NFL team owners unanimously approved Josh Harris’ purchase of the team from Daniel Snyder, at The Bullpen’s “Burgundy and Sold” party on July 20, 2023. Julia Nikhinson | The Washington Post | Getty Images The home of the Washington Commanders just got a new name. The team’s stadium will be … Read more

CFPB rule faces possible freeze

CFPB rule faces possible freeze

Epoxydude | Fstop | Getty Images A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its implementation. Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the card industry in March sued the CFPB in federal court to prevent … Read more

U.S. is preferred over China as world leader when a Democrat is president

U.S. is preferred over China as world leader when a Democrat is president

China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on Nov. 14, 2022. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Most countries prefer alignment with the U.S. over China when the White House is occupied by a Democrat, according to Gallup poll … Read more

I bought an apartment in Brussels for under $600K: Take a look inside

I bought an apartment in Brussels for under 0K: Take a look inside

My husband Martin and I met in Brussels in 2012, when I literally stepped on his toes at my neighborhood farmer’s market. At the time, I was working as a security manager at NATO headquarters, and he was on a business trip from his home in the Netherlands.  Three days later, we went on our … Read more

How the U.S. government is regulating AI

How the U.S. government is regulating AI

The U.S. government is considering laws to help society adapt to the introduction of artificial intelligence. Early users of the technology are already seeing labor productivity gains. For example, Klarna, a buy now, pay later financial services provider, estimates that its AI assistant tool will increase its profit outcome by $40 million by the end … Read more

U.S. economy world’s best; Trump claims ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear

U.S. economy world’s best; Trump claims ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear

U.S. President Joe Biden, delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration’s effort to revive American manufacturing, during his visit in Flex LTD, a factory that makes solar energy microinverters, in West Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. July 6, 2023.  Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden is fighting to convince inflation-weary voters that the … Read more

Student loan crisis is just as big as climate change

Student loan crisis is just as big as climate change

House Democratic Caucus Chairman James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., during an interview in his hideaway in the U.S. Capitol.  Scott J. Ferrell | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., was attending a church service in his hometown of Sumter, South Carolina, when a member … Read more

RealPage antitrust lawsuits allege collusion among corporate landlords

RealPage antitrust lawsuits allege collusion among corporate landlords

A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes. “We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that the software takes empathy out of the equation. So they can charge whatever the software tells them to charge,” said Kevin Weller, a tenant at Portside Towers … Read more

Flight disruptions linger amid winter storms, Max 9 grounding

Flight disruptions linger amid winter storms, Max 9 grounding

More than 320 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 15, 2024. RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 1,800 U.S. flights Tuesday as winter weather continued to disrupt travel for millions of … Read more