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President Biden speaks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference on Friday in Philadelphia.

Fed's coming interest rate hikes may present another economic challenge for Democrats

12:45pm March 14, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

In an attempt to curb high inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected this week to begin raising interest rates for the first time in three years.

News brief: Russian missile strikes, student loan repayment, Trump rally

7:36am March 14, 2022

Russian troops continue their assault on Ukrainian territory. Student loan payments may be delayed again. Donald Trump is campaigning again, for other Republicans, and himself.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. Obama says he has tested positive for COVID.

Obama has tested positive for COVID

5:47pm March 13, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The former president said he tested positive for COVID-19. He has a scratchy throat "but am feeling fine otherwise." He said he is vaccinated and boosted.

Week in politics: Biden bans luxury exports to Russia; new bill for pandemic aid

8:26am March 13, 2022

by Tamara Keith

In Congress, there continues to be bipartisan opposition to Russia's actions in Ukraine, but there's trouble for the Biden administration's request for new spending to deal with the pandemic.

The U.S. renews talks with oil-rich Venezuela after banning Russian oil imports

8:03am March 13, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

Debbie Elliott speaks with Diego Area, deputy director of strategic development at the Atlantic Council, about relations between the U.S. and Venezuela and the implications of renewed diplomacy.

Drivers and a man pushing a lawnmower line up at a gas station in San Jose, Calif., on March 15, 1974. The Arab oil embargo of the era led to supply shortages, lines at gas stations and prices at the pump roughly doubling.

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Surging gasoline prices bring back memories of past energy wars

5:00am March 13, 2022

by Ron Elving

American gas stations displaying high prices this summer and fall will matter more than all the campaign billboards put together in affecting the November midterm elections.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019.

Marie Yovanovitch reflects on disinformation and her removal as ambassador to Ukraine

1:25pm March 12, 2022

by Caitlyn Kim

The career diplomat's memoir is a front row seat to the disinformation campaign that ultimately saw her removed from post, and offers insight into the post-Soviet Union politics of Russia and Ukraine.

Justice Thomas worries 'trends' like 'cancel culture' will compromise institutions

12:00pm March 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

"By doing this, you continue to chip away at the respect of the institutions that the next generation is going to need if they're going to have civil society," Thomas says at Utah event.

Former President Donald Trump smiles at the crowd after speaking at a rally on Jan. 15 in Florence, Ariz.

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Trump's political revenge tour takes on Republicans who broke with him over Jan. 6

11:10am March 12, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The former president is campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday night in the district of one GOP lawmaker who voted for impeachment and is facing a primary challenge from a Trump-backed opponent.

President Biden speaks at the House Democratic Caucus' Issues Conference on March 11 in Philadelphia.

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Democrats huddle to plot midterm strategy as inflation rises

9:27am March 12, 2022

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to pump up lawmakers who are on the ballot this fall and are already getting an earful from constituents about higher costs for gas and groceries.