Yields have been the primary factor for foreign investors, experts say. Foreign investment in U.S. debt surged by 7 percent in 2024, while domestic demand for Treasury securities has been lackluster over the past year. According to new Treasury data, total holdings of Treasury securities reached $8.51 trillion last year, up from $7.94 trillion at
Washington — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Wednesday urged her colleagues in Congress to reassert their constitutional authority and stand up to President Trump if he withholds funding approved by lawmakers through his mass firings of federal workers or severe cuts to federal agencies. “If the president, for instance, should should seek to withhold
Democrats warned that their Republican colleagues would be haunted for their votes to support Trump's FBI pick, Kash Patel.
Washington — The Senate is set to vote Thursday on Kash Patel’s nomination to serve as director of the FBI, with Republicans poised to confirm a key ally of President Trump amid warnings from Democrats that he could use the bureau to target the president’s perceived political enemies. FBI directors are appointed to 10-year terms
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for Education secretary to a full Senate vote.
As President Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency push to slash spending, Republican allies have pointed to a White House program from 30 years ago as akin to DOGE’s efforts. Over 30 years ago, Vice President Al Gore was tasked by Democratic President Bill Clinton to cut waste, red tape and streamline the
‘Speechless doesn’t begin to describe how this makes us feel,’ Israel’s press office says In their most shocking propaganda display to date, Hamas terrorists paraded the coffins of two dead children, their mother, and an 83-year-old man through the streets of Gaza before throngs of cheering Palestinians. The macabre scene unfolded on Thursday morning as