Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has become the first Republican to publicly announce he will not support Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the upcoming January speakership vote, following backlash over a massive spending bill released Tuesday evening. The bill, a 1,537-page continuing resolution (CR), has sparked outrage among conservative lawmakers, who argue it contradicts the mandate given by voters in the November elections.
The Federal Reserve made its third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The move, widely anticipated by investors and financial markets, brings the federal funds rate to a target range of 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent. Since beginning its rate cuts in September, the Fed has now lowered rates by a total of 100 basis points, or one percentage point.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Wednesday the detention of a suspect in connection with the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in Moscow....
The Biden administration’s Energy Department released a report that could complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pushed back against "false media narratives" about illegal immigration, following a report highlighting the state's economic growth.
Scientists are calling for a suspension of research relating to "mirror life" bacteria. "Mirror" bacteria are synthetic organisms created through mirror images of molecules.
A lawsuit filed by two high school students in Riverside, California, is drawing national attention to issues of fairness in girls’ sports and free speech rights.
A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday in north Phoenix near 28th Avenue and Thunderbird Road.
Phoenix Police later confirmed that the...
