Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon,...
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott seeks reelection with an eye toward top GOP leadership post
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is hoping being reelected to a second term will put...
House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production...
House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production...
New Jersey man pleads guilty in smuggling scheme intended to aid Russia’s war effort
NEW YORK -- A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s...
UK Treasury chief admits business tax rise could lead to lower than anticipated wages
LONDON -- U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves conceded Thursday that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a...
AI being used to send households hit by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that...
Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in 3 states
BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators...
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping,...
Japan, UK and Italy agree to accelerate joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2s
TOKYO -- The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation...
