The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without congressional action to address its debt ceiling, a new analysis finds. The Bipartisan
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Watch live: Powell testifies before House amid Trump’s criticism over interest rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give his semiannual testimony Tuesday morning before the House Financial Services Committee The hearing comes just days after the nation’s central bank
Watch live: Powell speaks after Fed holds rates steady despite Trump cut pressure
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is giving remarks Wednesday afternoon as the nation’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates steady, despite pressure from President Trump to
House GOP approves ‘technical changes’ to Trump agenda bill
House Republicans on Wednesday greenlighted a series of “technical changes” to the party’s tax cut and spending package, removing language that would have thrown their effort off course
Trump and Noem on planned FEMA changes: ‘We’re going to give out less money‘
President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed changes they hope to make to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), both indicating they intend to eliminate the
Federal minimum wage would rise to $15 under Sen. Hawley bill
(The Hill) — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wants to double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, with legislation filed Tuesday to increase the rate adopted nearly
Trump admin pushes for final trade offers as tariff pause nears end
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The White House on Wednesday is expecting final offers from its trade partners as President Donald Trump’s pause on reciprocal tariffs is set to expire in the
Student loans: Ed Dept pauses plan to garnish Social Security checks
(NewsNation) — The Trump administration has paused a plan to garnish the Social Security checks of those who have defaulted on their student loans, an Education Department spokesperson
Can you get unemployment benefits if you quit a job?
(NewsNation) — The law is as diverse and complicated as the lives it affects. One arena in which it can get particularly complicated in uncertain economic times is
Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum remain intact
Some tariffs on trading partners are set to remain in place following the sweeping ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade that landed a huge blow to President Trump’s trade