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Trader Vincent Napolitano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 9, 2025.

Wall Street and other markets hold steady ahead of a highly anticipated US-China meeting on trade

Trader Vincent Napolitano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 9, 2025.

May 9, 2025, 1:22pm Business

U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Friday as Wall Street closed an unusually calm week. Read story

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

May 9, 2025, 1:08pm Latest News

A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda. Read story

Members of the Washington Public Employees Association march at the 2025 public service recognition event at the state Capitol on May 7, 2025.

Union urges Ferguson not to sign budget without their pay raises

Members of the Washington Public Employees Association march at the 2025 public service recognition event at the state Capitol on May 7, 2025.

May 9, 2025, 11:09am Latest News

Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington want Gov. Bob Ferguson to ensure they receive a pay raise in July like the rest of the state workforce. Read story

An audience member waves a sign toward US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (WA-03) as she leaves a town hall Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Marshall/Luepke Community Center. Hundreds of constituents lined up for the event with signs expressing their displeasure at the voting record of Perez.

18 months out, these are the 10 most vulnerable House members of 2026

An audience member waves a sign toward US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (WA-03) as she leaves a town hall Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Marshall/Luepke Community Center. Hundreds of constituents lined up for the event with signs expressing their displeasure at the voting record of Perez.

May 9, 2025, 9:32am Latest News

In the world of finance, the adage “past performance is not indicative of future results” serves as a warning for investors. But in politics, past performance can provide a handy measure to assess the vulnerability of members of Congress, especially early in an election cycle. Read story

FILE - Jeanine Pirro arrives at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards, Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

FILE - Jeanine Pirro arrives at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards, Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

May 9, 2025, 8:18am Politics

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Read story

FILE - Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023.

Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

FILE - Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, June 13, 2023.

May 9, 2025, 8:17am Politics

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about the conservative activist’s modest legal experience, divisive politics and support for Jan. 6 rioters. Read story

FILE - Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter smiles during a new lecture series Sept. 14, 2012 in Concord, N.H.

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85

FILE - Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter smiles during a new lecture series Sept. 14, 2012 in Concord, N.H.

May 9, 2025, 8:10am Latest News

Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Read story

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

May 9, 2025, 8:06am Nation & World

President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, in a move that Democratic lawmakers panned as “callous” and “ignorant.” Read story