NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove following another stunning reversal. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% Tuesday after wiping out an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years That brought the index nearly 19% below its record set in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 320…… MORE
Trump’s Latest Round of Tariffs Are Poised to Go Into Effect
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other countries are already here, with more set to take effect in the coming days. Trump has promised that his latest and…… MORE
Supreme Court Blocks Order Requiring Trump Administration to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The justices acted Tuesday in the Republican administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California…… MORE
Keystone Oil Pipeline Shutdown Could Quickly Lead to Higher Gasoline Prices
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The nearly 2,700-mile Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. and potentially leading to higher gasoline prices. It wasn’t clear what caused the rupture of the underground…… MORE
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is Officially Running for US Senate
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Paxton’s campaign will challenge long-time Senator John Cornyn, who has served four consecutive terms since he was elected in 2002. Cornyn who officially announced his re-election campaign in March has faced criticism for his work on a bipartisan gun safety bill and his support for Ukraine. Ken Paxton was elected…… MORE