Bottles of Pepsi are displayed in a store in New York City on March 17, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the last days of the Biden administration that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson dissented to the suit when it…
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly suggested that Federal Reserve board members would have special protection against being fired by a president in a ruling that, for now, allows President Donald Trump to fire two members of other federal agencies’ boards….
A general view of the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center on February 17, 2024, at Harvard Business School in Allston, MA. Erica Denhoff | Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The Trump administration on Thursday blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ordered DHS staff to…
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Republicans on Thursday advanced a multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package that could have sweeping…
A member of the Capitol Police K-9 unit walks a dog in front of the U.S. Supreme Court is on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Oklahoma will not be able to launch the nation’s first religious public charter school after the Supreme Court on Thursday deadlocked 4-4 in a…
Sarah Jo Marcotte, an educator from Vermont, holds a sign that reads “Here for my students!! Cuts Hurt.” outside of the U.S. Department of Education on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to reinstate more than 1,300 U.S. Department of Education…
Alphabet Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat (L) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (R) wait to meet the Saudi Crown Prince at the Royal Court in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Technology giants OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia and Cisco are joining forces to help build a sweeping Stargate artificial intelligence…
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) holds a news conference before a markup hearing in the Longworth House Building on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images House lawmakers on Thursday morning passed changes for the federal deduction for state and…
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WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives came together early Thursday to pass President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful” tax bill out of the chamber on a narrow vote. Every Democrat on the floor voted no, as did Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who…
