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Democrats are planning to make abortion rights a huge midterm issue as the Supreme Court targets Roe v. Wade
"People who believe in choice are going to have to vote like they never voted before," Sen. Amy Klo…
Kayla Epstein
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Ukrainian officials planned 'mass strikes' on Moscow and other cities 'with everything' they had, but they stood down after US intervention: report
The Washington Post reports Ukraine's military intelligence chief had big plans for the anniversary…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Federal Reserve lifts interest rates in first double-sized hike since 2000 — paving the way for much pricier mortgages, car loans, and other borrowing
The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point on Wednesday, signal…
Ben Winck
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Kevin Costner accused his estranged ex-wife of 'planning her exit' with expensive personal purchases — including a new car — prior to serving the actor divorce papers
In a Thursday filing, Costner's legal team said his ex showed a "disturbing propensity" in recent m…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Russia central bank admits it's struggling to find foreign-currency options as sanctions spur 'structural transformation'
Western sanctions have frozen roughly half of Russia's $642 billion in foreign-currency reserves, l…
Phil Rosen
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'The ECB action was strong, but when Lagarde went into the details investors lost their excitement': Here's what analysts are saying about the ECB's $1.53 trillion rescue package
The markets had largely anticipated $563 billion and analysts noted the ECB's response was more dov…
Saloni Sardana
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Here's what India has planned for cleaning Delhi’s air
This has been done under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act and therefore, it is a le…
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Everyone knew the Fed was going to raise interest rates last week. No one knows what's coming next.
The central bank is expected to raise rates through the rest of 2022, but officials don't agree on …
Ben Winck
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Global stocks ease as investors weigh up easing Russia-Ukraine tensions and rising inflation, while the dollar dips
Investors shrugged off an apparent de-escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, as concern…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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The Fed is pursuing a more inclusive recovery. Its newest regional bank president shows it's doing so with a more diverse staff.
The Boston Fed just tapped economist Susan Collins to serve as the second Black Fed president ever.…
Ben Winck
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US pandemic aid was 'a lot' – but it fueled a world-beating recovery and inflation is being managed, Fed's Powell says
"Was it too much? I'm going to leave that to the historians," Powell said. "But it was all founded …
Ben Winck
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Pound crashes to record low against the dollar as UK tax cut plans rattle investors
Sterling plunged by as much as 5% in Asia-hours trading after the UK's finance minister said there …
George Glover
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Ron DeSantis' plan to take control of Disney's land backfired spectacularly because of a loophole in the agreement that may reduce his appointees to powerless functionaries
The DeSantis-appointed board can't use the Disney name until 21 years after the death of the last s…
Lloyd Lee
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Fed Chair Powell's explanation of pandemic-era inflation and employment goes against a classic Econ 101 theory
Inflation is usually high when the job market is healthy, and vice versa. The pandemic economy buck…
Ben Winck,Madison Hoff
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Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida to resign 2 weeks early amid scrutiny over pandemic stock trading
Clarida landed in hot water in October for stock trades made just before a key Fed announcement. Up…
Ben Winck
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says cryptocurrencies and stablecoins won't be needed once the US has a digital currency
"You wouldn't need stablecoins, you wouldn't need cryptocurrencies, if you had a digital US currenc…
Isabelle Lee
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Phoenix has all the tools to break its car dependency, and a 35-year public transit plan aims to turn it into a commuter paradise
Walking, biking, and taking transit are inconvenient for most people in Phoenix, but the mayor says…
Adrianna Nine
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Jerome Powell is popular among millennials, a survey suggests. Maybe it's because he seems to care more about finding them good jobs than protecting boomers' savings from inflation.
Powell is guiding the Fed through a new era that prioritizes employment over low inflation. Millenn…
Ben Winck
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Jerome Powell will boost protections to Americans' savings from the threat of climate change, Biden says
Progressives urged Biden to pick a more climate-focused chair, but he said Trump's Fed pick will ma…
Ben Winck
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Elizabeth Warren asks Fed Chair Powell to 'speak directly' to the people he's 'planning to get fired over the next year' by continuing to hike interest rates
"Chair Powell, you are gambling with people's lives," said Sen. Warren as she grilled the Fed Chair…