House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Maryland state lawmakers will act soon to redraw the state’s House map as part of Democrats’ effort to neutralize the Republican redistricting campaign being run by President Trump. That option appeared to be fading after Maryland Senate Democratic President Bill Ferguson issued a letter this week…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 flipped between positive and negative Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a December interest rate cut was…
Oct 29, 2025, 06:30 AM ET The 2025 NFL trade deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. General managers are making calls around the league to check on the availability of players who could help their teams, trying to shore up roster weaknesses. In fact, we’ve already seen a handful of impact moves, including Joe…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attacked The Washington Post over a report about footage of immigration operations, which the outlet said was misleading. The Post reported on an August DHS post on Wednesday, in which a department employee says the federal the agents were at work “Working day and night to arrest, detain and…
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its second straight interest rate cut, though Chair Jerome Powell rattled markets when he threw doubt on whether another reduction is coming in December. By a 10-2 vote, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate to a range of 3.75%-4%. In addition to…
October 29, 2025, 02:00 PM ET espn eliminator challenge One of the most fun games to play this NFL season. The rules are simple: choose a team, and as long as they win (or tie), you advance to the next round. If they lose, you are out. The caveat is that you cannot choose the…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to speak to reporters Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers feel the pressure reopen the government, Democrats, who have been heavy on their demand for health care concessions in the stopgap funding bill, have blocked GOP-backed continuing resolution (CR) from crossing the finish line by more than a dozen votes. Jeffries…
Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing service provided by the company, is experiencing a significant outage on Wednesday. The problems began around 12 p.m. ET, and Microsoft also has accepted Problem on service status page. According to Microsoft, “We suspect that an inadvertent configuration change caused this issue.” The company has not told when the service…
General Motors is laying off thousands of workers at several electric vehicle and battery plants in the US. According To multiple shops, About 1,200 workers at the company’s EV factory in Detroit, Michigan are being placed on “indefinite layoff.” Further cutbacks and temporary layoffs are being made at GM’s Ultium cell battery factories in Ohio…
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a…
