Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a House-passed bill to protect consumers from data center-driven electricity rate increases, arguing it was "toothless" and that Republicans have already agreed to stronger language in a separate deal.
An inspector general report says the Federal Reserve did a poor job of keeping construction costs in check during a major renovation of its Washington buildings, but there's no evidence of misconduct.
Seoul has fewer options for responding to North Korea's involvement in a DMZ explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers after the Lee administration over the last year mothballed some of the tools used by previous administrations -- including ...
Seattle's minimum wage will rise to $22.14 an hour in 2027, up from $21.30 this year, an increase of about 3.9%. The city's economy is showing strain in hiring and downtown real estate.
Whether the midterm elections prove to be a devastating wipeout for Republicans largely depends on Hispanic voters - a voting bloc that shifted rightward in 2024 but now appears to be slipping through the GOP's fingers.
One of the senators whose phone records were obtained by Jack Smith during his ill-fated probe of President Trump sued on Wednesday, asking a court to reprimand the former special counsel for his aggressive actions.
Tom Cruise plays an oil baron at the center of an ecological catastrophe in "Digger," a satire that some have billed as a climate disaster comedy. The bigger crisis may be at the box office, where the film opens Friday tracking for just $12M to $15M ...
The last remaining American troops and equipment on Wednesday pulled out of Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the final U.S. military outpost there.