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The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) violated House Rules by "failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers," according to a 25-page report released Monday.
Why it matters: The bipartisan committee recommended that Edwards be censured after…
Two people in Michigan have died in connection with the multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, Michigan health officials said Monday, marking the first known deaths linked to the foodborne illness.
Why it matters: Weeks into the national crisis that's sickened thousands of people, federal authorities still don't know for certain where it's…
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The U.S. and Japanese governments have acted together to try to prop up the value of the yen on global currency markets. The way they did it contains a clue about U.S. goals — and has some worrying implications for global markets.
The big picture: Headline indicators have been steady…
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh is reportedly weighing whether the central bank should hold fewer policy meetings each year.
Why it matters: Cutting the Fed's meeting schedule would be the biggest change to the process of monetary policymaking in decades, reducing the procedural burden on staff but giving policymakers fewer…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded the order setting up President Trump's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund Sunday, a move aimed at ending a Republican blockade of his confirmation that leaves the underlying settlement unresolved.
Why it matters: Blanche has faced unusual resistance from two Senate Republicans on a committee where…
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