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WASHINGTON — While Republicans capped 2024 with a presidential victory, the Biden administration has been rushing to advance as many infrastructure and microchip projects as it can.

While economists expect the Fed to lower rates on Dec. 18 for a third straight meeting, they are now penciling in just three more quarter-point cuts in 2025.

The Delaware DMV is inviting private companies to apply to become providers of third-party commercial driver license skill tests before the state launches this new capability next spring.

If insufficient progress is made on a deal by early Dec. 18, the board of union IG Metall is prepared to hold a vote at the end of the week to pave the way for 24-hour walkouts.

A study of liquefied natural gas exports by the Biden administration is expected to stop short of saying the approval of more shipments isn’t in the public interest, according to sources.

DETROIT — Starting in September 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Rhode Island may reinstate its controversial truck-only tolling program, but deemed unconstitutional a set of caps that set limits on collection amounts.Ìý

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Amazon has long been a target of worker’s rights advocates and labor unions, who say the company pushes its employees too hard in the name of getting packages to customers quickly.

The plan includes a pledge to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence and related infrastructure, including investments in data centers, semiconductors and energy.