Manchin’s Energy Bill, Under Fire From Left and Right, Complicates Funding Patch
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) finally released the text of his bill to overhaul federal rules governing the permitting system for energy projects, but the...
US Charges 47 in ‘Brazen’ $250 Million Pandemic Aid Fraud
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced federal criminal charges against 47 defendants alleged to have participated in a massive $250 million...
Webb Telescope Leader Named Federal Employee of the Year
Since sending its first images back to Earth last summer, the James Webb Space Telescope has been thrilling astronomers and the general public alike...
Government Funding Deadline Coming Up Fast
The deadline for passing a continuing resolution that would prevent the government from shutting down at the end of the month is approaching fast...
The Huge Drop in Child Poverty ‘Is a Statistical Blip’: Analyst
We started the week by telling you about an “astounding” decline in child poverty since 1993, as measured by one metric, the federal government’s...
With Shutdown Deadline Looming, Funding Bill Bogs Down
Once again, the threat of a government shutdown looms at the end of the fiscal year, which arrives on September 30. Lawmakers have two weeks to...
Has Biden Been Fiscally Responsible? He Says Yes, Budget Group Says No Way
President Joe Biden has frequently touted the deficit reduction under his administration. He did it again at the White House event Tuesday celebrating...
US Posts $220 Billion Deficit in August
The U.S. government ran a $220 billion deficit in August, up 29% from a $171 billion shortfall in the same month a year ago, the Treasury Department...
The Cost of Congress’s January 6 Committee
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol has spent more than $3 million so far this year...
US Military Aid to Ukraine Tops $15 Billion
In an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. would be providing an additional $2.8 billion in...