Biden and his advisers have been discussing the issue for months in the midst of increasing political pressure to take action to address record-high gas prices. The announcement is expected on Wednesday, officials said, when Mr.

In Southern states, contractors advertise sunny weather and 12 months of work on help-wanted websites in the frostier Northeast and Midwest. Project managers in remote areas are luring employees with signing and referral bonuses and

Biden is the “acting” president because he didn’t win legally; Texans should vote on seceding; the Voting Rights Act of 1965 should be repealed. The Republicans’ 2022 platform is outlined in a 40-page document that addresses state

Head counts at companies with fewer than 50 employees declined in three of the past four months, according to ADP payroll data. Owners of many small companies say inflation has added to the pressures of an already tight

Sens. Chuck Grassley (IA) and Ron Johnson (WI) sent a May letter to U.S. attorney David Weiss, who is handling the Biden criminal case. The senators asked about possible conflicts of interest and the existence of recusals within the Justice Department,

Housing starts, a measure of U.S. home-building activity, decreased 14.4% in May compared with the previous month. The sharp drop in housing construction comes amid other signs U.S. growth is slowing. Retail spending dropped in May for the

The S&P 500 fell 3.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.4%, or about 750 points. The Nasdaq Composite slumped 4% as shares of big tech companies retreated. If the Dow industrials close below

Joe Biden announced another $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine on Wednesday, including anti-ship systems – artillery rockets and rounds for howitzers. “This morning, I spoke with President Zelenskyy to discuss Russia’s brutal and ongoing

Flores, who had 51% of the vote to Democratic candidate Dan Sanchez’ 43% when The Associated Press called the race. Rising Republican star Mayra Flores beat out Democratic challenger Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in a

Democratic and Republican negotiators’ aim to get a package to the Senate floor as soon as next week. “If the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supportive,” Mr. McConnell told reporters