The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would put into law President Trump's policy to stop minting pennies, which cost $3.69 to produce a single one-cent coin.
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President Trump reversed plans to slap hefty fees on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran conflict only intensified Tuesday as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade and Tehran launched new attacks on Gulf countries.
President Trump must soon decide whether to continue to allow foreign ships to transport fuel to U.S. ports, a policy opposed by both Democrats and Republicans who say it lowers gas prices at the expense of American jobs.
A new report finds that more than half of D.C. job losses since the pandemic occurred as part of the Trump administration's federal layoffs, leaving the nation's capital struggling to attract new workers.
A new report finds that more than half of D.C. job losses since the pandemic occurred as part of the Trump administration's federal layoffs, leaving the nation's capital struggling to attract new workers.
ICE has reportedly issued a new policy ordering officers not to engage in traffic stops save for exceptional circumstances, acting after a second man was shot and killed this month during a vehicle incident.
Senate Democrats say if they retake the majority, they will revitalize the clean energy sector with policies that help spur jobs and lower consumer costs.
President Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Tuesday hailed a new era of relations in which American oil companies in the Mideast country will effectively replace U.S. soldiers.
Kentucky Republicans are positioned to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear if he plans to appoint a successor to ailing GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell.
RAPHAEL WARNOCK suggests God sent July 4 storm to rebuke Trump rally: "They gathered on the mall 4th of July weekend, and they tried to tell a nice, neat and antiseptic story. They tried to make it clean and pretty, but God don't like ugly."