Tag: Washington news
Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see...
Spanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme
WASHINGTON -- Spain's largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a scheme to...
Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
WASHINGTON -- Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United...
Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Thursday
WASHINGTON -- Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Thursday after its latest policy meeting ended:Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has...
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty grows
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady...
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
WASHINGTON -- The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo...