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Biden is sending $61 billion to Ukraine. Much of it will pass through the US economy first.
Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first.
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Trump trial updates: Defense attempts to undermine Michael Cohen’s credibility, depicting him as a serial liar seeking vengeance
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumed Thursday in Manhattan.
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The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumes Tuesday in Manhattan, where his former lawyer and so-called fixer is expected to take the stand for the second straight day.
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Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not voting for Trump : 'Character is too important'
Ryan says he would be writing in a Republican candidate instead of voting for Donald Trump.
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Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump directed him to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels and approved scheme to conceal reimbursement
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Fed officials stick to Powell’s higher-for-longer script as a key inflation reading looms
Jay Powell’s colleagues spent the last week backing a stance the central bank chair hammered home at his last press conference: Interest rates will be staying higher for longer.
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Fed's Williams and Barkin soothed worries about any rate hikes in 2024
New York Fed president John Williams and Richmond Fed president Thomas Barkin offered comments Monday that soothed any concerns the Fed might be considering a rate hike.
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Trump hush money trial: What we've learned from the Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen testimony so far
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Trump trial updates: After Stormy Daniels wraps testimony, judge denies motions to declare mistrial and loosen Trump's gag order
When asked by lawyers for Donald Trump whether she had made up her story about a sexual affair with the former president, adult film actress Stormy Daniels had an emphatic, one-word answer: “No!”
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Trump trial full coverage: Defense lawyer accuses Stormy Daniels of lying about sexual encounter with Trump
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumed Thursday in Manhattan.
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Trump trial full coverage: Michael Cohen testifies in hush money case, recounts arranging deal to silence Stormy Daniels
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumes Monday in Manhattan, where his former lawyer and fixer is expected to take the stand.
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Who is Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer testifying in the former president's hush money trial?
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Media coalition asks the feds to investigate Google’s removal of California news links
The News/Media Alliance asked US federal agencies to investigate Google’s removal of links to California news media outlets. Google’s tactic is in response to the proposed California Journalism Preservation Act, which would require it to pay for links to California-based publishers’ news content.
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New inflation reading reinforces Fed's higher-for-longer stance
Another hot inflation reading released Friday reinforces that any near-term interest rate cuts are less likely, as the Federal Reserve shifts to a higher-for-longer stance.
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College students across the U.S. have been arrested and threatened with suspension over pro-Palestinian protests. But what legal rights do they have?
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