Tag: Washington news
The Fed welcomes a 'soft landing' even if many Americans don't feel like cheering
WASHINGTON -- When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring...
A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election
WASHINGTON -- A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November...
Federal workers around nation's capital worry over Trump's plans to send some of them elsewhere
WASHINGTON -- Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the...
Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
WASHINGTON -- As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former...
Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge shows price pressures easing as rate cuts near
WASHINGTON -- An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that...
The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary
After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one...