JUNE 7, 2020
The U.S. National Archives Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell on Sunday endorsed Democratic former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, becoming the first major Republican to publicly back...
JUNE 6, 2020
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 31: Snoop Dogg performs at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest - Night 2 at American Airlines Arena on January 31, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Bud Light)
Snoop Dogg revealed that he's never voted before, but will be doing so during the 2020 elections for the...
JUNE 6, 2020
When the U.S. government’s official jobs report for May came out on Friday, it included a note at the bottom saying there had been a major “error” indicating that the unemployment rate likely should be higher than the widely reported 13.3 percent rate.
The special note said that if this “misclassification error” had not occurred, the “overall unemployment...
JUNE 6, 2020
In a heated and contentious debate in the Oval Office last Monday morning, President Trump demanded the military put 10,000 active duty troops into the streets immediately, a senior administration official told CBS News. Attorney General William Barr, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley objected to the demand, the official said.
In an attempt...
JUNE 6, 2020
MUMBAI, INDIA MAY 27: Health workers conducting COVID-19 coronavirus testing drive inside the Dharavi slums during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, on May 27, 2020 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
India on Saturday surpassed Spain to become the fifth worst-hit nation by...
JUNE 6, 2020
FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in May, but not all workers benefited equally as joblessness among African Americans and Asians rose,...
JUNE 5, 2020
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said the central bank cannot bail out every company and many will need to run through the bankruptcy process.
"The RBI can’t bail out every company," he said in an interview to CNBC-TV18. "Many will need to be run through bankruptcy processes."
Rajan said most nations do not have the capacity for...
JUNE 5, 2020
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the quiet part out loud.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) talks with reporters before attending the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon outside the Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol July 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said there are not enough votes for his plan...
JUNE 5, 2020
Worries over India’s economic growth dominated discussions of the monetary policy committee that met last month, ahead of its scheduled meeting this week, and announced a 40 basis points rate cut.
Most members agreed India is headed towards a recession in 2020-21 from a worsening of private consumption and investment demand, according to the minutes of the meeting...
JUNE 5, 2020
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly stands in the Oval Office while President Donald Trump meets with UN Secretary General António Guterres, at the White House on October 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Secretary of Defense Gen....
