Congress Risks August Default Without Debt-Ceiling Action: Congressional Budget Office

The latest forecast is ‘a clear warning sign,’ the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said. The United States could risk default in August or September without a debt-ceiling agreement between the White House and lawmakers, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on March 26. A new report by the federal budget watchdog projected that

Intel chiefs stand by defense of Signal chat at House hearing

Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe defended their participation in a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal that included sensitive details about military strikes in Yemen after more text messages came to light and revealed new details about what was shared. The spy chiefs were on Capitol Hill

FLASHBACK: Jasmine Crockett Attacked Byron Donalds for Interracial Marriage: ‘You Married a White Woman’

Crockett did not respond to a request for comment on her assessment of Kamala Harris’s marriage to white man Doug Emhoff Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) once attacked Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.) for having a white wife, saying Donalds “married a white woman and so you think that whitewashed you.” It’s unclear whether Crockett believes Kamala Harris

Treasury Department Planning to Fire ‘Substantial’ Number of Workers: Official

The exact numbers were not disclosed. The Department of the Treasury is working on plans to fire a substantial number of workers, according to an official, who said the terminations are in response to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order to optimize the federal workforce. “These plans will be tailored for each bureau, and