South Carolina seeks to defend newly-won turf in Democratic primary
South Carolina Democrats are preparing to defend their turf amid backlash over what’s likely to be the state’s preeminent place in the 2024 presidential primary calendar. The Palmetto State is tentatively set to vote first in the lineup after a blessing from President Biden's White House and a governing body of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which saw its diversity as reason to move the date up. But as Democrats in other states watched their chances to kick off the next cycle diminish, they started poking holes in the case for South Carolina, prom
Read MoreFed, Wall Street 'in a brawl' over inflation cure
The Federal Reserve and the stock market are butting heads over the central bank’s efforts to fight inflation. Stocks capped a steep two-day sell-off on Friday, wiping out gains from a rally earlier in the week driven by hopeful economic news. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index had fallen for the fifth straight month — and far more than analysts expected — according to data released right before the Fed was set to slow down its interest rate hikes. While the Fed did end up boosting rates by a smaller amount than its previous four hikes, a dour forecast fro
Read MoreJan. 6 committee to vote on at least three criminal referrals targeting Trump: reports
The Jan. 6 select committee is reportedly planning to vote on at least three criminal referrals targeting former President Trump on Monday, a significant step from the panel as it nears the end of its year-plus investigation. Multiple outlets reported on Friday that the committee will vote to recommend the Justice Department pursue criminal charges against Trump for insurrection,
Read MoreFive things to know about the end of Title 42
When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, "with great reluctance" he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the tool it used to expel 78,477 foreign nationals in October. Here are five things to know about Title 42: It was controversial from the get go Title 42 allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel foreign nationals at the border under the guise of publi
Read MoreMcCarthy says 5 GOP opponents have not moved
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