Trump is committed to a $2,000 dividend to Americans using tariff income-White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is committed to providing Americans a $2,000 check using money that has come into government coffers from Trump’s tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told

Amazon sued over ‘punitive’ handling of employee absences

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action saying the retailer subjects thousands of warehouse employees with disabilities to a “punitive” policy governing workplace absences. Amazon, the largest private-sector

White House says Trump hopes to sign bill Wednesday night to end shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to sign the bill Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press conference. “The clean CR (continuing resolution) to be voted on

Small-town Kansas newspaper granted $3 million and apology over police raid

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A Kansas newspaper whose offices and the home of its associate publisher were searched by law enforcement in 2023 has been granted a $3 million award by the county and an apology for

Pennsylvania lawmakers look to end budget stalemate, sealed with concession by Democrats on climate

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday took up a roughly $50 billion spending plan to break the

The Media Line: Herzog Receives Trump Letter Seeking Full Pardon for Netanyahu 

Herzog Receives Trump Letter Seeking Full Pardon for Netanyahu  By The Media Line Staff  Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday in Jerusalem that he received a formal letter from US President Donald Trump urging a full pardon

Bah, humbug! Air Force base housing landlord says no Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Outdoor Christmas decorations aren’t flying at U.S. Air Force base housing in the Florida Panhandle, at least not before Thanksgiving. The private company that operates a community of homes near Tyndall Air Force

With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown’s end

NEW YORK (AP) — The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding. For seven weeks, they’ve been reducing spending, weighing layoffs

What Americans think about Trump’s management of the government, according to a new AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from

Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans enters the Kentucky Senate race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Longtime thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans on Wednesday entered the Kentucky campaign to succeed Republican Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate, portraying himself as an independent Democrat willing to cut through “partisan nonsense” and