(The Center Square) – Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Thursday backed a bipartisan proposal to cap annual deficits at 3% of gross domestic product, a resolution that would allow Congress to continue to spend more taxpayer money than it collects for years to come. House Resolution 981 would limit yearly deficits to 3% of GDP Read More…
The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday afternoon signed legislation that involves a $590 million loan for Bay Area public transportation. Speaking before reporters in San Mateo County, Newsom said the loan will be paid back in 12 years. The first two years will be interest-free. “This is not just about transportation. Read More…
The Trump administration on Wednesday pointed to a stronger-than-expected consumer inflation report as evidence that price pressures are easing and real wages are rising, arguing that the economy has rebounded from what officials describe as the prior administration’s inflation surge. In a statement, White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai said the latest Consumer Price Read More…
(The Center Square) – A national taxpayer advocacy group is calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to address the nation’s rising debt, warning that interest payments and long-term spending commitments are putting increasing pressure on the federal budget. The warning comes after the Congressional Budget Office projected that federal debt held by the public will reach Read More…
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe penned a Sunday column in support of House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiFive health care fights to watch in 2020 Congressional leaders, 2020 hopefuls condemn anti-Semitic attack in New York Figures to watch as White House mounts impeachment defense MORE’s refusal to submit House articles of impeachment to the Senate for Read More…
President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria Trade, interest rates top finance fights for 2020 Five health care fights to watch in 2020 MORE and former President Obama have finished 2019 tied as the “most admired men” in the U.S., according to new polling from Gallup. Obama and Trump both received 18 percent Read More…
Former first lady Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaObama unveils favorite books, shows of 2019 Obama shares photo of family Christmas tree with holiday wishes: ‘Merry Christmas!’ Michelle Obama shares family Christmas card MORE is the “most admired woman” in the U.S. for 2019, according to a new Gallup poll. Obama earned 10 percent of the Read More…
Outlets report that one of the armed church parishioners who took down the gunman that open fired on the congregation the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas is a man named Jack Wilson. Wilson is a Hood County resident running for commissioner for Precinct 3. He took to his campaign’s Facebook page to briefly discuss Read More…
Soccer players Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris tied the knot in Miami over the weekend, nearly a decade after the two first met as teammates on the U.S. women’s national soccer team in 2010.According to …
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday took aim at President Trump, saying she “wouldn’t have wasted” her time with trying to speak to the president about climate change when she attended the U.N. Climate…
The Vermont senator delivered his plea in Des Moines before lighting a menorah on the final night of Hanukkah.
OPINION: Republican double-standards are clear if we look back at President Clinton’s impeachment.
Chief Justice John Roberts has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from being seen as just another political body, but when he presides over President Trump’s likely impeachment trial in the Senate, the partisan glare will…
The next debate is scheduled for Jan. 14 in Des Moines, with three more to follow in February.
A Florida grandmother was struck by a stun gun three times by police after she refused to allow officers who had an arrest warrant for her grandson into her home, …
The U.S. launched five airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, the Trump administration announced Sunday. The U.S. launched F-15 Strike Eagles against five targets associated…
The Democratic representative from Georgia vowed to fight the disease, which has a five-year survival rate of 1 percent.
Former President Obama took to Twitter to offer words of encouragement to civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Sunday shortly after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.”If there’s…
Senate Democrats are bracing for President Trump to seize on the outcome of the upcoming impeachment trial as a source of momentum for his reelection bid.With 67 votes needed to convict and remove Trump from office…
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer and will undergo treatment soon.”I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic…
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R) criticized President Trump in a recent interview over the rhetoric and language he uses in his tweets, saying that was “definitely not the way that I’m raising my kids.”During an ap…
A Miami pastor who’s hosting President Trump pledged safety for his undocumented followers, saying they do not have to be a citizen to attend.Pastor Guillermo Maldonado, who goes by “apostle,” said members of his c…
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was on a phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last September, amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela. Giuliani wa…
Former Vice President Joe Biden pushed back Sunday on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) claim that Biden’s record in the Senate would make him an easy target for President Trump in a general election, …
Rudolph W. Giuliani participated in a September 2018 phone call with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that was part of a shadow effort to ease him from power.
While most lawmakers steered clear of politics as they denounced the attack, some House Democrats singled out Trump, saying he has been insufficiently clear in rejecting anti-Semitism.
Speculation is increasing about the defense team being assembled by the White House as President Trump stares down an impeachment trial in the GOP-controlled Senate.While Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) decision…
Bernie Sanders staffers have protested the campaign’s use of Amazon for many of its purchases, given the candidate’s frequent criticism of the company.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to share information he has with the intelligence community to ensure “it’s not Russian propaganda.” Giuliani trav…
“This is a case that deserved clemency,” Robert C. O’Brien said of the Navy SEAL accused of war crimes for allegedly killing an Iraqi teenager and later posing with the corpse for a photograph.
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the first daughter and senior White House adviser said her decision will depend on what’s best for her children.
The mounting price tags have become a point of contention as candidates representing different wings of the party sharpen their pitch in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
The decision backs the state over activists who said the removals violate people’s rights.
The administration has shown hostility toward the federal bureaucracy, but President Trump signed off on new benefits this month, including paid parental leave.
“This impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine,” Biden tweeted Saturday.
The president has been threatening to disclose the identity of the whistleblower for months.
When he first ran for public office, Buttigieg used McKinsey to bolster his resume and claimed he was involved in ‘billion-dollar decisions’ for the consulting firm. He now says he had little influence there.
Despite the holiday break, the political battle about a Senate trial raged.
Their fourth-quarter hauls will be a final test of their financial strength before voting begins in the primaries.
The raise, set to take effect for many workers on Jan. 5, will be the largest in the locality-based pay system for white-collar federal workers.
Sens. Warren and Blumenthal surveyed 400 pharmacies and found a scarcity of the drug giant’s “authorized generic.”
Hispanic leaders and activists warn Democrats may be risking a promising opportunity to spur votes against President Trump.
The Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, who with a net worth of about $54 billion is the wealthiest member of the 2020 field, used prisoners to make phone calls to California for his 2020 campaign, The Intercept reported on Tuesday. Bloomberg’s campaign contracted a New Jersey-based call-center company called ProCom via a third-party vendor. ProCom has call centers in Read More…
The candidate’s message about the meaning of Christmas cut to a debate about something much bigger in Christianity.