WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day federal government shutdown. The statistical blackout meant that the Federal Reserve, businesses, policymakers and investors have largely been…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp typical of a state visit. On Tuesday, the crown prince, who is the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, will begin his with an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn, followed by a greeting…… MORE
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Investors in both railroads voted to support the deal Friday, but the U.S. Surface Transportation Board must still approve it before the deal can be completed. UP CEO Jim…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with key Democrats and banks. The directive comes after release of some Epstein estate emails that could appear to implicate Trump’s relationship with Epstein, including one to his aide Ghislaine Maxwell that states Trump “knew about…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed into law a measure to reopen the government. House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown entered Day 43 on Wednesday. Democrats wanted to extend…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House on Wednesday will take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate already passed. President Donald Trump has signaled he supports the measure, so it’s expected to pass the Republican-led…… MORE
The first arctic blast is coming A freeze warning has now been issues for a large swath of North Texas and portions of Central Texas for Sunday night into Monday morning. Temperatures will dip down into the upper 20s and lower 30s, resulting in the coldest morning of the season so far. Be sure to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will begin fully funding the SNAP program immediately, following a court ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island ordering the Trump administration to fund it. According to Patrick Penn with NBC News, Deputy Undersecretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Patrick Penn says states…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The agency is confronting staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid, with some calling out of work during…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs is coming before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a pivotal test of executive power with trillion-dollar implications for the global economy. The challengers say Trump is illegally using an emergency law to claim nearly limitless tariff power, something no president has done…… MORE
