‘Setting a course for improved fiscal health will be challenging,’ said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at North Trust. America’s fiscal health, from the national debt to the budget deficit, is not a priority for the presidential candidates in this year’s election, say economists. The national debt currently stands at $35.324 trillion, up by nearly $8
China-based EV company Gotion High-Tech offered to provide an all-expenses-paid trip to China to the lead government official assisting the company with its plans to build an EV battery component factory in northern Michigan amid a contentious approval process for the project last year, according to federal court documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
The Republican presidential nominee has signaled he would prefer cease-fire negotiations over continued fighting in the Russia–Ukraine war. Former President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Trump Tower property in New York City on Sept. 27. The Ukrainian leader has been traveling in the United States this week, making appearances at
Column: No more diplomatic games from Biden and Blinken Israeli military moves near Lebanese border, Nov. 2023 (Amir Levy/Getty Images) President Biden has seen enough. On Sept. 26, the United States joined nine other countries and the European Union to demand a three-week ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border. “It is time,” the group said in
The interview was Harris’s most detailed one-on-one discussion on policy since she launched her campaign in July. Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, sat down for an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Sept. 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—one of the most crucial states for winning the electoral college. The discussion was Harris’s first one-on-one
Whether the mayor can continue to govern after the revelation of charges, and amid growing calls for him to resign, is the subject of vigorous debate. A federal indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has fueled fierce debate about whether he can or should remain in office. The 57-page criminal indictment, unsealed Thursday,
Every U.S. household is eligible to order four free at-home tests. The Biden administration has relaunched its free COVID-19 testing program, allowing U.S. households to order at-home rapid antigen tests at no cost. The taxpayer-funded program that paused in March resumed on Sept. 26, according to Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at