House Republicans kick off fraud investigation into billions in COVID pandemic relief money
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Kicking off its investigations into the Biden administration, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Wednesday held a hearing on the billions of dollars that were apparently scammed from…
Tom Brady announces retirement — again
Cooper Neill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tom Brady announced his retirement — again — in a video on Twitter on Wednesday morning.
“I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and le…
Fed expected to raise interest rate amid recession fears
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is set to announce on Wednesday whether it will impose another interest rate hike, the central bank’s latest move in a months-long fight that has eased inflation but risks plunging the …
Fed approves 0.25% hike, softening rate increases again
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was raising its short-term borrowing rate another 0.25%, the central bank’s second consecutive decision to slow rate increases while extending an effort to cool the ec…
Fighting ramps-up in eastern Ukraine in ‘devastating WW1-like environment’
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) — Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin presses for gains on the battlefield ahead of the one-year anniversary of the…
Biden to meet McCarthy amid debt limit fight: ‘Show me your budget’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden sits down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office Wednesday, he says he’ll tell the GOP leader: “Show me your budget; I’ll show you mine.”
The highly antic…
After high-stakes meeting with Biden, McCarthy says ‘common ground’ possible
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met in the Oval Office for more than hour Wednesday, and afterward McCarthy called it a “good meeting, suggesting the two men might find a co…
House Republicans hold first border hearing of new Congress
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republicans on Wednesday took their first opportunity of the new Congress to illustrate what they call a protracted migration crisis across the southwestern border caused by the overly lax policies …
Tyre Nichols’ funeral: Live updates
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols’ family will gather in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday for his funeral, weeks after the 29-year-old died following a violent encounter with Memphis police officers caught on body camera.
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Two former Memphis police officers who arrested Tyre Nichols had been previously reprimanded
amphotora/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Two of the former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols were previously reprimanded for not filing required paperwork after forcibly arresting individuals, ABC News has learned.
ABC News…