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Pence's early exit from the presidential campaign offers a reminder of Trump's grip on the GOP 10/29/2023 04:59pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Pence has a resume most White House hopefuls would dream of. A congressman. A governor of a big Midwestern state. A one-time vice president. In normal times, someone with such credentials would be well-positioned to win their party's presidential nomination. But these are not Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. 'This is not my time,' he says 10/28/2023 10:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me: This is not my time," Pence said at the Rep New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed? 10/28/2023 08:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience. At least for now, however, he holds favor with the ultra-conservative wing of his party that toppled previous House speakers. But can he unite House Repub Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them 10/28/2023 07:54am • State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they’d be losing the final two years of a $1 billion investment to strengthen the ranks of people who track and try to prevent sexually transmitted diseases — especially the rapid increase of syphilis cases. The fallout was qui Analysis: Congratulations — or should it be condolences, Mr. Speaker? 10/28/2023 07:28am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson has gone from being a relatively unknown congressman from Shreveport, Louisiana, to the person who's now second in line to the preside California governor's trip shows US-China engagement is still possible on a state level 10/28/2023 02:25am • BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to China, with the stated goal of working together to fight climate change, resulted in a surprise meeting with leader Xi Jinping and was filled with warm words and friendliness not seen in years in the China-U.S. relationship. The trip was see FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud 10/27/2023 07:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying at his fraud trial Friday, cast himself as a bumbling cryptocurrency visionary who knew nothing about the industry when he started FTX or about marketing when he became the face of his company and not enough about his businesses to see they were $10 bi Another first for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, selling shares of the bank he's run for nearly 2 decades 10/27/2023 06:26pm • Jamie Dimon will do something he has never done before in nearly two decades as the head of JPMorgan Chase & Co. - sell shares in the company. The top executive of the nation's largest bank will sell 1 million shares starting next year, according to a regulatory filing this week. JPMorgan soug Stock market today: Wall Street falls, bringing the S&P 500 index 10% below its July peak 10/27/2023 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled on Wall Street, bringing the S&P 500 10% below the peak it reached in July and putting the benchmark index into what's called a “correction.” The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, or 19.86 points, to close at 4,117.37 Friday and is now 10.3% below its July 31 high of 4 Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline 10/27/2023 05:27pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One year ago, billionaire and new owner Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. X looks and feels som Business Highlights: US consumers are still spending; Musk's Twitter takeover, 1 year later 10/27/2023 05:07pm • ___ US consumers keep spending briskly even in the face of persistent inflation and high interest rates WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve showed price increases remained elevated in September amid brisk consumer spending and strong economic growt Many Americans say their household expenses are outpacing earnings this year, AP-NORC poll shows 10/27/2023 02:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say their household expenses have risen over the last year, but only about 1 in 4 say their income has increased in the same period, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. As household expenses outpace earn Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, dies at 68 10/27/2023 03:38am • BEIJING (AP) — Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68. Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left with little authority after President Xi Jinping made himself the most pow 8 Things to Know About Tax Lien Investing 10/26/2023 08:00pm • Tax lien certificates can be a safe, collateralized complement to a balanced portfolio -- but only if you have time, knowledge and the ability to reinvest your money when short-term certificates are redeemed early. Tax-lien investing works like this: When property owners fail to pay their property t Can You Refinance a Mortgage With Bad Credit? 10/26/2023 08:00pm • If your credit score is lackluster, you may worry that it could prevent you from refinancing your mortgage. Luckily, a refinance can be difficult but not impossible. Here's what you need to know about how to refinance your mortgage with bad credit. Options for Refinancing Your Mortgage With Bad Cred