The midterm elections could reshape Congress as lawmakers grapple with persistent inflation, high energy prices and rising fiscal debt. For investors, by contrast, the political outcome could deliver a boost. Data from financial firm Edward Jones shows that the S&P 500 stock index rose an average of 1.7% in the month after the last 14 midterm races,…
Washington — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to force California election workers to set aside mail ballots from thousands of people it claims are not U.S. citizens. The Justice Department’s request for emergency relief came after a federal appeals court on Friday declined to order California…
A California judge late Friday ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots or not count certain votes from alleged noncitizens, and to stop threatening officials with criminal prosecution if they do not comply. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson came in response to a…
After hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange said Friday it is working to recover the assets, a multi-pronged process that experts said involves coordinating with law enforcement and tracking the movement of the stolen funds. “Binance has begun recovering affected assets for users and continues to work with law enforcement,…
Sioux City, Iowa — Less than 24 hours after President Trump held a raucous rally inside an airplane hangar in this western Iowa town, Senate Majority Leader John Thune stood alongside Rep. Ashley Hinson in a strip-mall bar and grill a few miles away. Looking out over a giant water tank that punctuated the flat…
It was Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, and a small strip mall in Huntsville, Alabama, was teeming with police activity. The frantic scene was captured on police body cameras and dashcam video in the moments after police discovered 37-year-old Savannah Tolbert shot dead in the front seat of a red Tesla. Moments before police arrived, her…
Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized activity from third-party AI agents operating within their customers’ online accounts, according to a new Axios report. Some of the biggest financial institutions in the U.S. say customers have given their personal AI agents, which are unvetted by banks, access to their financial accounts. “In a lot of cases,…
Washington — A federal judge on Monday rebuked the Justice Department after hundreds of trees were cut down at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., on Saturday with little notice, telling government lawyers that they have “lost credibility.” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes held a nearly four-hour virtual hearing Monday and ordered Kevin Griess,…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming Democratic New Hampshire Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 11, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso, who joins us from Casper, Wyoming. Good morning to you, Senator. SEN. JOHN…
