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Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges after being arraigned in Washington, D.C. on Thursday related to an investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.The U.S.

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Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government’s credit worthiness

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters

Trump faces District Judge Tanya Chutkan for his alleged involvement in the 2020 election interference, he might encounter a familiar adversary. In 2021, Judge Chutkan thwarted his attempts to prevent a Congressional committee from accessing his administration's White House records with the memorable statement: «Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president.» Chutkan’s ruling breathed new life into the congressional investigation, which has now come full circle with the case brought against Mr. Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith landing in her court randomly. This assignment could be concerning for Mr. Trump's legal team as Judge Chutkan, aged 61, has developed a reputation for delivering harsh sentences to those found guilty of involvement in the riots over the past two years.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures fall after Fitch lowers its U.S. credit rating, flagging worries over Washington's ability to resolve pressing fiscal issues in the wake of a tense debt-limit standoff earlier this year. Elsewhere, semiconductor firm Advanced Micro Devices predicts that the planned launch of its new artificial intelligence chips will drive earnings higher this year, while Starbucks sees demand for its coffee and food offerings slow in North America.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. credit rating, citing an expected increase in government debt over the next three years and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades

BEIJING—Sparsely populated and sandwiched between two authoritarian powers, Mongolia is positioning itself as a resource-rich, democratic partner for the U.S. in Asia amid growing competition between Washington and Beijing over the minerals needed to pursue cleaner energy. That push will be at the heart of a visit by Mongolia’s prime minister to Washington this week, as his country attempts to draw itself closer to the West in a bid to diversify its economy without angering its powerful neighbors Russia and China.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is promising to drag the economy out of a crisis of confidence aggravated by tensions with Washington, wilting exports, job losses and anxiety among foreign companies about an expanded anti-spying law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump's political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023 to defend Trump and his advisers, among others, the Washington Post reported.

Don Geronimo, also known as Michael Sorce, due to offensive comments he made about a female TV anchor during a broadcast from the team's training camp in Ashburn, as per a report in Washington Post. During his show «The Don Geronimo Show» on BIG 100, Geronimo made disparaging remarks about WUSA-TV sports anchor Sharla McBride, referring to her as «Barbie girl» when she arrived to cover the team's second day of camp. He further speculated that she might be a cheerleader and referred to her disrespectfully as «that chick.» The Commanders spokesperson expressed satisfaction with iHeartMedia's swift response in addressing the issue.

China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The largest solar U.S. project and other clean energy infrastructure could be built on re-purposed land owned by the Department of Energy, including part of a site contaminated during the production Cold War-era atomic bombs, the agency said on Friday.

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order to encourage companies to manufacture new inventions in the United States

China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement

Mitch McConnell faced renewed concerns about his health after freezing for about 28 seconds during a recent press conference. The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican had to be escorted away from the lectern by colleagues. This incident occurred four months after he suffered a concussion and a broken rib from a fall in March. Reports also revealed that McConnell had experienced two other falls this year, one at a Washington, D.C. airport in July and another during a foreign trip in February.

With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden has announced new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible

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