The Fed said it will also keep buying Treasury and mortgage bonds to help keep rates low.
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Federal court: Kansas can’t require voters to show citizenship proof
The law was championed by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission.
Pandemic dooms Maine Lobster Festival
The Lobster Festival board says that it looks forward to celebrating together in August of 2021.
U.S. economy shrank last quarter, triggering recession that ends longest expansion
Forecasters say the drop in the January-March quarter will be only a precursor of a far grimmer GDP report to come on the current April-June period.
The Latest: Trump says he won’t extend social distancing guidelines
The president also says he hopes to hold campaign rallies in the coming months with thousands of supporters, even though medical experts have said there is little hope of having a vaccine by then.
Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea
The maker of Lysol and another disinfectant says its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus
Some governors to lift restrictions before meeting health benchmarks, others more cautious
The difference in how governors are responding depends largely on their political party.
The Latest: Pelosi says no more virus bailouts without aid for state and local governments
The House speaker’s stance puts her in direct conflict with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded U.S. meat plants
The list of meat-processing companies dealing with infected workers has been growing every day at plants across the country.
History, geography scores dip on Nation’s Report Card
The assessments, given for the first time digitally on tablets instead of paper, were administered to 42,700 eighth-grade students.