Tag: Washington news

Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leaders

WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling world financial leaders that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected...

Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON -- Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although...

Immigrants help power America's economy. Will the election value or imperil them?

BAKER, Nev. -- Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert and snow-capped mountains....

Japan, UK and Italy agree to accelerate joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2s

TOKYO -- The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and...

Takeaways from AP's reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand

MESA, Ariz. -- The Arizona economy by many measures is flourishing, but it doesn't feel that way for a lot of voters in...

GOP lawmakers seek investigation of consulting firm over its work in China

WASHINGTON -- A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over its work with the...