Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska., and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola clashed last night over the Iran war and high prices in a debate that veered into personal attacks.
\n\nU.S. Capitol Police gave an all clear this morning after it responded to a suspicious substance found in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
\n\nIt was not immediately known whether the situation was related to the suspicious substances found in letters found at, or intercepted on their way, to congressional and election offices around the country.
\n\nCongressional staff were redirected from the ground level hallway of the Dirksen building, with police telling them there’s a suspicious substance.
\n\nCapitol Police didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
\n\nFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh today said that the U.S. economy has “broadly” moved in the direction that the central bank expected during its last meeting in September, when it raised rates for the first time since 2023.
\n\nIn the weeks since, inflation as measured by the consumer price index jumped to 3.7%. For businesses, inflation has hit even harder. That turned investors focus to Warsh’s appearance at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for a signal about whether the…
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