By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn US retail sales fell 1.3% in May as the sector continues to come down from the stimulus-fueled high of recent months. The last round ofĀ stimulus checksĀ from the American Rescue Plan approved by Congress in March boosted
By Dianne Gallagher and Paul LeBlanc Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are the latest to push newĀ state-level voting restrictions, with a key state House committee on Tuesday advancing a major election overhaul bill that the state’s Democratic governor blasted as “extreme.” “Pennsylvania had
By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer Nearly two dozenĀ Democratic members of the Texas state LegislatureĀ are taking their voting rights fight from Austin to Washington this week. The trip is a “Hail Mary” effort of sorts, to apply some Texas-sized pressure on US
By Matt Egan JPMorgan Chase is throwing its considerable weight behind efforts to root out racial bias in the appraisal of homes in America. As part of a new bank-wide commitment to fight housingĀ inequality, JPMorgan is for the first time outlining specific
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly TheĀ highest-stakes talksĀ of President Joe Biden’s long career are underway Wednesday in Geneva, where he is joining Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a summit in an encounter set toĀ test his decades of experienceĀ on the world stage andĀ lay down
By Daniella Diaz A group of Democratic senators, led by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, sent a letter to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services demanding an explanation on processing delays for applications related toĀ the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programĀ on
By Kate Sullivan, Maegan Vazquez and Christina Carrega Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday announced a new strategy toĀ combat domestic terrorismĀ after the Biden administration completed a sweeping assessment of the threat posed by domestic violent extremism followingĀ the January 6 insurrectionĀ at the US
By Lisa Respers France Kevin Hart has had some experience with cancel culture and he’s not here for it. InĀ a recent interview with the Sunday Times,Ā Hart used some colorful language we won’t repeat here to talk about his disdain for the tendency
Opinion by Mikki Kendall As a writer, I am ready to congratulate the winners every year when the Pulitzer Board announces its awards — and to commiserate with friends who had hoped to make that storied list. This year, the Pulitzer Board’sĀ announcement
By Michael Warren There’s a political fight brewing inside the nation’s largest Protestant denomination as the Southern Baptist Convention gathers in Nashville this week for its annual meeting. On one side is a hardcore vanguard of conservatives seeking to beat back what’s
