Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time since 2018
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates for the first time since 2018, the central bank announced Wednesday at the conclusion of its highly…
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Disney workers plan walkout to protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing…
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Zelenskyy calls on Congress, ‘We need you right now’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually addressed Congress on Wednesday intending for President Joe Biden to do more to help…
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Senate passes bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United…
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Sinema ensures better health care affordability, accessibility for Arizonans
United States Senator Kyrsten Sinema guaranteed priorities in the government funding bill bettering health care affordability and accessibility for…
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President Biden signs $1.5T bill to fund federal government
A massive spending bill that will fund the federal government through September — as well as provide $13.6 billion in fresh aid to Ukraine as the…
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Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese state broadcaster CGTN…
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US quashes Russia trade status, halts imports of alcohol, seafood
President Joe Biden along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries stated the United States is revoking the “favored nation” status…
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VP Kamala Harris announces extra US funding in response to humanitarian needs in Ukraine, Eastern Europe
On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris shares almost $53 million in new humanitarian funding from the United States government to aid civilians…
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Governor Newsom’s State of the State Address affects Imperial County
Lots of issues impacting the state including higher gas prices burning a hole in our wallets, but lithium could be a bright spot for the valley and…
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Arizona leaders meet virtually to discuss emergency funding for border
As the crisis at the border continues, U.S. Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema (both D-AZ) are pushing for more money to tackle the…
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Pentagon rejects NATO nations providing jets to Ukraine
The Pentagon is slamming the door on any plans to provide MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, even through a second country, calling it a “high-risk”…
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Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the…
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US bans Russian oil imports, recognizes rising costs
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced the United States ban of all Russian oil…
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Politics: One on One with AZ Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh
We opened up the floor with a simple question, why? Hamadeh tells me that after a 14-month deployment overseas he didn’t recognize the state he…
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First Lady Jill Biden visits Tucson, Arizona
First Lady Jill Biden is traveling to Tucson, Ariz. to boost the President’s policy…
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Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control
The prospect of a red wave grows throughout the country but a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and…
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White House debates sending Harris to Poland, Romania
Though no decision has been made, the White House is actively debating on sending Vice President Kamala Harris to Poland and…
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California’s governor unveiled a plan to create mental health courts that would mandate services to more homeless people with severe mental health…
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Pelosi: GOP Reps. Boebert, Greene ‘should just shut up’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had stern words for two of the most right-wing members of her chamber after their outbursts during President Joe Biden’s…
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