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Washington – An alleged member of the Patriot Boys militia group, Lucas Denney, has now pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting and impeding law enforcement officers with a long pole and large tube on January 6, 2021, after prosecutors acknowledged they had made an “unintentional” procedural error in …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned there could be another year of high inflation amid the uncertainty caused by the invasion of Ukraine. Prices have soared at their fastest pace in 40 years over the last 12 months.  “We’re likely to see another year in which 12-month inflation numbers remain very …

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo issued a dire warning for Congress on semiconductor chips Tuesday, as the Commerce Department released results from its survey on the semiconductor supply chain that show chips are in short supply as demand booms. “We aren’t even close to being out of the woods as it …

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a bid by Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas to dismantle a provision of federal campaign finance law that caps the amount of money a candidate can be repaid for personal loans made to their campaign. The restriction at issue in …

President Biden has told key senators he’s made his selections for the three spots on the Federal Reserve Board — Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision, the Fed’s top regulator of the banking system; and Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as Fed governors, according to a source familiar …

The Senate voted Thursday night 59-35 to pave the way for Congress to increase the debt ceiling and steer the nation away from default. The legislative pathway is the latest step Congress has taken to avoid a catastrophic default and comes after weeks of negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders …

Washington — The House select committee probing the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol issued another round of subpoenas Tuesday, targeting far-right extremist groups and their leaders who have been linked to the violence at the Capitol. The panel is demanding documents from Proud Boys International and its leader …

Henrico, VA —  First lady Jill Biden hit the campaign trail on Friday for Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe, whose race for governor against Republican Glenn Youngkin appears tight with less than three weeks until Election Day. “Virginia needs someone who will work toward progress, not refight the battles of our …

Washington — Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will step down from his role at the agency by the end of the year, he announced Tuesday. Collins, a physician-geneticist, took the helm of the health agency in 2009 and went on to serve three presidents …

The Treasury Department estimates it would exhaust the measures allowing the U.S. government to pay its bills on October 18. if Congress does not act to raise or suspend the debt limit. If that happens, the country could go into default for the first time in U.S. history. Senate Republicans …