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Michael Palleschi, ex-CEO of FTE Networks, and ex-CFO David Lethem are accused of duping the public about their company's financial condition.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered praise for the Federal Reserve during the Covid-19 crisis under the direction of Chairman Jerome Powell.

Nike asked a judge to order fallen lawyer Michael Avenatti to pay more than $856,000 in restitution for his botched attempt to extort millions from the company.

The number of confirmed deaths in the collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, Florida, climbed to 97 as a judge approved the sale of the site.

The Fox News parent company's PAC donated money to moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's reelection campaign, a new filing shows.

Trump will meet McCarthy as the GOP leader weighs whether to appoint Republicans to the committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

President Joe Biden is expected to discuss the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.

Cybereason said it accepted the results of the 2020 vote after one of its investors, Steven Mnuchin, declined to acknowledge ex-President Trump's election lies.

Kamala Harris' former national finance chair is launching a strategic advisory firm with a partial focus on corporate, political and social justice issues.

The Texas Senate passed a Republican-led election reform bill Tuesday night after dozens of House Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on the measure. 

Senate Democrats released the framework for their $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which they hope to pass later this summer on a party-line vote.

Biden's appearance at a caucus lunch came hours after the lawmakers announced they had reached an agreement on a multitrillion-dollar budget resolution.

The U.S. will begin evacuating Afghan nationals and their families who assisted U.S. and NATO forces during the war and who may face retribution by the Taliban.

The proposed Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list.

Amazon, Starbucks and Pepsi are among the companies that signed on to a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation that would expand the Voting Rights Act.

President Joe Biden gave a major speech on voting rights Tuesday in Philadelphia, slamming his predecessor's "Big Lie" claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

A super PAC funded largely by Stephen Ross saw major victories targeting progressive New York City Council candidates.

A Haitian-American suspect arrested in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise had been an informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Beijing has previously rejected U.S. charges that it has committed genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Texas Democratic legislators who fled the state Monday in an effort to block a Republican-backed election bill.