Big Tech, semiconductors team up to lobby US government on chip production funding
Big Tech and top chipmakers have formed a new lobbying group that is seeking government chip manufacturing subsidies.
Masks and gowns: Schools suit up for first prom season since 2019
Prom season is back for the first time since the pandemic hit a year ago, but the night will look much different than in years past.
As Chinese rocket barrels toward Earth, FAA working with NORAD on potential impact to commercial air travel
The Federal Aviation Administration is working with the North American Aerospace Defense Command to track any impact the Chinese rocket hurtling uncontrolled toward Earth might have on commercial air travel, the agency told FOX Business.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' trial: Defense, prosecution spar over what should be included
Holmes, who is pregnant, is scheduled to face trial in August 2021 on 11 counts for alleged crimes committed surrounding her health care tech startup, Theranos.
Biden picks Richard Cordray, ex-consumer watchdog, to manage federal student aid
The U.S. Department of Education announced that former Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, Richard Cordray, will be chief operating officer of federal student aid.
19 states ask Supreme Court to limit EPA authority in order to protect jobs
Nineteen states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the Environment Protection Agency's authority to protect energy jobs.
USPS official confirms covert social media tracking operation, lawmaker says
A Republican representative who met with USPS Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale on Wednesday said Barksdale confirmed the agency is combing through Americans’ social media posts for a covert intelligence mission.
US goods trade deficit widens in March
The U.S. trade deficit rose to a record high in March due to strong domestic demand and government aid, while pandemic worries have also started to fade.
Archegos hit tops $10B after UBS, Nomura losses
The battering to Wall Street banks from Archegos Capital Management topped $10 billion after UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. reported fresh hits caused by the fund’s collapse.
West Virginia offers $100 savings bonds to some residents to get vaccinated
Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Republican, announced Monday that the state will give out $100 savings bonds to every state resident between 16 and 35 who gets vaccinated from COVID-19.
Police groups to push back on probes in talks with Merrick Garland
Leaders of the nation’s largest law-enforcement organizations and unions said they would air their concerns directly to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday over the Justice Department’s broad civil-rights probe into the Minneapolis Police Department.
Republicans question USPS over ‘amorphous’ intelligence collecting operation
Republicans are demanding answers on Thursday after it was reported that the Postal Service’s elite police unit combs through Americans’ social media accounts for alarming posts.
Schumer intensifies push for federal pot legalization as Dems control Congress, White House
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has in recent years become an increasingly loud proponent of marijuana legalization, said on the Senate floor Tuesday that "the time has come" to end federal prohibition of the drug.
Cuomo’s office fires back at claims he misused public resources to produce book amid potential investigation
Representatives for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday hit back against reports claiming that public resources may have been improperly used to publish and promote his book about leadership during the pandemic, after the state comptroller referred the allegations to the New York Attorney General.
Peloton, consumer watchdog spar over alert to stop using treadmill after child's death, injuries
Government watchdogs are warning Americans to stop using a popular Peloton treadmill, but the company is disputing officials’ take on the situation.
J&J privately asked rival Covid-19 vaccine makers to probe clotting risks
Concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine prompted J&J to reach out to rival vaccine makers to study the risks of blood clots and address concerns, but only AstraZeneca agreed to join efforts.
Hawaiian rail project that got $70 million in COVID stimulus lobbying for more to cover shortfall
A behind-schedule and over-budget rail project in Hawaii that got $70 million in the coronavirus stimulus package is now angling for more federal money to close a $3.68 billion funding gap.
IRS chief says $1T in taxes may go uncollected each year
As much as $1 trillion a year in federal taxes may be going unpaid because of errors, fraud and lack of resources to enforce collections adequately, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig, told lawmakers Tuesday.
Moderna defends its COVID-19 vaccine after Johnson & Johnson 'pause'
After J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots, Moderna says its version is safe.
FDA recommends pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: What we know
The FDA and CDC will pause J&J's COVID-19 vaccine over links to blood clots in multiple women.



















