WASHINGTONU.S. manufacturing activity slumped to a 15-month low in October and factories faced higher prices for inputs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Friday its manufacturing PMI fell to 46.5 last month, the lowest level since July 2023, from 47.2 in September. A PMI reading below 50 indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector, […]

His stature is perhaps one of the most tangible consequences of the Supreme Courts 2010 Citizens United decision, which eliminated limits on political giving.

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The collapse of civil courage in the Trump era is a historical parallel to Nazi Germany

On today's show:Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, associate editor at The Washington Post and the author of many books, including his latest, War (Simon and Schuster, 2024), talks about his new book covering American presidential policies toward the war in Ukraine and the Middle East and the election....

Campaign finance records reveal what the community at the heart of U.S. national security policy thinks about outside politics.

(RNS) Reverend Rob Schenck on faiths role in American political polarization.The post When religious power serves political force appeared first on RNS.

Enbridge's Mainline system is the largest pipeline system in North America, moving crude from Western Canada to markets in Eastern Canada and the U.S. Midwest.

At closing argument time, it turns out that Donald Trump is making Kamala Harriss closing argument. What is it? That women should not vote for him. He is making the case better than she ever could. And it looks like it may be sticking.Lets start with what Trump

The Lockheed Martin-produced F-16 Fighting Falcon will soon be a South American warbird, as the U.S. State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Argentina for the multirole combat aircraft this week. Buenos Aires had requested twenty-four F-16 Block 10/15 aircraf...

The 2023 inflow was also 11% below 2022 the largest percentage-point dip in the past two decades.

New York Yankees two-time All-Star Gleyber Torres was linked to the Toronto Blue Jays in what would be a nightmare scenario for the club.The post Tenured Yankees All-Star Linked to American League East Rival appeared first on Heavy.com.

Washington states carbon market may be a goner. Voters could axe the cap-and-invest program thats raised over $2 billion since 2023, sending chills through states eyeing similar moves. Launched under the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), this market requires Washingtons biggest polluters to buy emissions allowances. The controversial program has found itself the subject of a ballot initiative...

With a splashy opening-night screening of Jacques Audiard's buzzy Oscar hopeful 'Emilia Perez' and the inaugural TAFFF Achievement Award, the event is attempting something of a reboot following the pandemic and dual strikes.

WASHINGTON (AP) Americas employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters feelings about the economy.

With the 2024 election less than a week away, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is in a fiercely competitive race to keep her seat in Minnesotas Second Congressional District.

As Republicans lean in on anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and attacks, Democratic California U.S...

A top U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official is touting the first agency-funded psychedelics study since the 1960s, exploring the efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder. VA Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal discussed the research initiative during a panel that also featured Sen. Kyrsten […]...