U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
U.S. household income rose rapidly last month as the government handed out enhanced tax breaks for parents, priming the economy...
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House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint, Sets Deadline for Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—The House narrowly passed a measure approving a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and locking in a late September vote on...
World Bank Freezes Aid to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON—The World Bank suspended funding for dozens of projects in Afghanistan Tuesday, citing questions over the legitimacy of Taliban rule....
Intel Lands Pentagon Deal to Support Domestic Chip Making
Intel Corp. said it would provide commercial foundry services in the first phase of a broader Defense Department program that...
Real-Estate Interests Ask Supreme Court to Block Biden’s Eviction Moratorium
WASHINGTON—A group of property managers and real-estate agents asked the Supreme Court to block the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium...
Iraqi Lawmakers Call for Probe Into GE, Siemens Electricity Contracts
Members of an Iraqi parliamentary commission are calling for an investigation into large power-generation contracts struck with General Electric Co....
Eviction Moratorium Left in Place by Judge Despite Legal Doubts
WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Friday allowed the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium to remain in place, saying she didn’t have...
Inflation Stayed High in July as Economy Rebounded
Inflation remained elevated in July as the economic recovery continued, but prices showed evidence of cooling amid pandemic-related supply problems...
Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion, sources say, as Taliban makes rapid gains in Afghanistan
Those gains -- which have occurred much more rapidly than many US officials expected -- have made the situation more...
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Nominate María Pagán as U.S. Envoy to World Trade Organization
WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to nominate María Luisa Pagán, a longtime government trade negotiator, as a deputy U.S. trade representative...
Biden administration completes North Korea review process
"I can confirm that we've completed our (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) policy review, which was thorough, rigorous and inclusive....
US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun
"A drawdown is underway," White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday. "While these...
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House
Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that while the Pentagon and other agencies probing the matter have reached...
US orders drawdown of government employees from Afghanistan embassy
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad told senators in a Tuesday hearing that some diplomats who "are not...
Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as country faces Covid-19 outbreak
"To help treat Covid-19 patients and protect front-line health workers in India, the United States has identified supplies of therapeutics,...
President Biden told Turkish President Erdoğan he’s planning to recognize Armenian genocide
Readouts from the White House and Turkish presidency did not mention the issue. The call was described by the person...
These are the 40 world leaders that the US invited to today’s summit
President Biden kicked off the Leaders Summit on Climate Thursday with welcoming remarks, calling on the world leaders to take...
Afghanistan withdrawal will likely dismantle a CIA intelligence network built up over 20 years Afghanistan withdrawal will likely dismantle a CIA intelligence network built up over 20 years
The current plan includes the removal of the hundreds of special operations forces not publicly acknowledged by the US government...
FBI opens a new investigation into China ‘every 10 hours,’ bureau director says
In his testimony, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that no other country represented more of a threat to the US'...
Biden dispatches unofficial delegation to Taiwan
That unofficial delegation is comprised of former Sen. Chris Dodd and former senior State Department officials Richard Armitage and James...
