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US records greatest GDP growth output gain in history
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 33.1% in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday, the largest output gain on record. Over the last quarter, economic re-openings have revived…
Trump’s border wall in hands of voters
OTAY MESA, Calif. -- On a clear late-October day, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott and several of his deputies are standing at a high point on the San Diego County side of the border with Mexico next to a 30-foot-high slotted steel…
Joe Biden’s plan to ‘transition away’ from oil industry does not sit well with Republicans or Democrats
WASHINGTON -- Both Republicans and Democrats are pushing back on comments Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made about “transitioning away” from the oil industry.
At the presidential debate Thursday night, Biden said, “I would…
Report: Biden’s plan would increase taxes across the board
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposed tax increases of nearly $4 trillion over the next 10 years, if passed, “would be the highest in American history – indeed, in world history,” an analysis of his plan…
Senate to investigate Twitter for blocking NY Post stories about alleged Biden corruption
WASHINGTON -- Three Republican U.S. senators said the Senate Judiciary Committee would vote next Tuesday to subpoena Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, regarding the social media giant’s suppression of information they claim could impact the…
Notre Dame employees urge Amy Coney Barrett to ‘demand’ stop to confirmation process
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Nearly 90 University of Notre Dame employees have written an open letter to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, asking her to bow out of her confirmation process until after the presidential election.
The letter,…
Farmers to Families program delivers more than 100 million food boxes nationwide
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 million food boxes have been distributed to support American farmers and families with food insecurity because of state coronavirus shutdown orders through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to…
Trump to visit Janesville Saturday
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- President Donald Trump plans will hold a campaign rally in Janesville, Saturday, two weeks after he canceled two Wisconsin events when he testing positive for coronavirus.
Saturday' event is a campaign fundraiser,…
Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off Amy Coney Barrett hearings
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday kicked off what is certain to be a contentious fight to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump last month nominated Barrett to fill the…
Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump say they’ve tested positive for COVID-19.
News broke late Wednesday that Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s senior advisors, had tested positive for COVID-19. Trump tweeted at…