By Megan Henney FOXBusiness Americans would receive a four-month pay raise under Rep. Brady’s bill. A top House Republican introduced legislation that would create a temporary payroll tax holiday from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, essentially giving all American workers a four-month pay raise. Rep. Kevin Brady, House Ways and Means ranking member, on Friday proposed the Support for Workers, Families and Social […]
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Cuomo says this is who ’caused’ coronavirus outbreak in New York
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed Tuesday that President Trump “caused” the coronavirus outbreak in New York by not banning travel from Europe sooner — the latest in an escalation of words between the politicians. “Donald Trump caused the COVID outbreak in New York,” Cuomo said during a press briefing. “That is a fact. It’s […]
Gowdy assumes no more Durham probe indictments
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month in federal court. Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy told “Sunday Morning Futures” that he assumes there will be no additional indictments arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the investigation into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month in federal court […]
Meth is flooding across US-Mexico border during pandemic as cartels get creative
By Stephanie Bennett | Fox News Mexican cartels are finding more unusual ways to smuggle the drugs, Customs and Border Protection officers say. NOGALES, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are noticing an alarming trend in the illegal drug trade: Methamphetamine is flooding across the border at an all-time high, and officers say the coronavirus pandemic has affected its […]
Trump campaign bracing for legal battle over election, forming ‘coalition’ of lawyers
By Brooke Singman | Fox News Efforts come amid a fierce war of words over the integrity of the vote. The Trump campaign is bracing for the possibility of a protracted legal battle in the event of a contested election, even forming what it’s calling a “Lawyers for Trump” coalition to “protect the integrity” of November’s vote. Campaign General Counsel […]
Dow skids 700 points as Fauci warns on coronavirus vaccine timing
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness U.S. equity markets tumbled Thursday after Dr. Anthony Fauci dashed hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine was coming soon, contradicting documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fauci told CNN a vaccine was unlikely to be ready by the end of October. In a separate interview with NBC News’ “Today,” Fauci said a […]
Nasdaq stretches to record highs, lifted by Apple, Amazon
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Stocks looking to continue the momentum from the best August in 36 years. Stocks hit record highs Tuesday, building on the momentum from the best August in 36 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 79 points, or 0.29%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit new records and were higher by was 0.4% […]
Over 40 states preparing to pay out Trump’s $300 unemployment aid boost
By Megan Henney FOXBusiness Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee and Texas are the only states to have started paying claims this month. More than three weeks after President Trump signed an executive action partially restoring boosted unemployment aid, 41 states have signed up to pay out the $300-a-week federal portion of the sweetened aid. President Trump signed an executive […]
U.S. coronavirus cases near six million as companies plan fresh layoffs
By Dan Strumpf The Wall Street Journal Businesses brace for extended economic disruption. Confirmed coronavirus cases neared 25 million world-wide, while the U.S. closed in on six million infections and other countries saw case numbers rise. Several prominent U.S. companies are reporting a new wave of layoffs, as businesses reassess their staffing needs and brace for an extended […]
Alice Johnson receives full pardon from President Trump
By Peter Aitken | Fox News Johnson had previously served 22 years of a life sentence before Trump intervened. President Donald Trump granted Alice Johnson a full pardon Friday, two years after he commuted the remainder of her sentence. Johnson, a criminal justice reform advocate, was serving a life sentence without parole for her involvement in a nonviolent federal drug case […]
Stocks hit records as election season kicks into high gear
By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness Apple, Tesla shares will split following the closing bell. Stocks rallied to record highs Friday morning as the race for the White House officially got under way after President Trump accepted the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 62 points, or 0.22%, in the opening minutes of trading and topped […]
Liz Peek: Trump makes riveting case for reelection, shows America what it is in for if Biden wins
By Liz Peek | Fox News Republicans made a convincing case that voters have a very clear choice in November. If the point of a political convention is to get your party’s message out, win over voters and boost your candidate’s prospects, then make no mistake about the 2020 conventions, Republicans absolutely buried Democrats. The polling tells us so. Joe Biden got […]