Janet Yellen tells Congress that U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon that her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling as early as Jan. 14. “Treasury expects to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and

Trump opposes TikTok ban, asks Supreme Court for time to resolve via negotiations

Washington — Lawyers for TikTok urged the Supreme Court on Friday to find unconstitutional a new law that could lead to a ban of the widely popular app in the United States, arguing that shuttering TikTok will silence not only its speech, but also that of the platform’s more than 170 million American users. President-elect

Marc Fogel designated as “wrongfully detained” in Russia

Marc Fogel designated “wrongfully detained” by U.S Government Marc Fogel designated “wrongfully detained” by U.S Government 01:17 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania man imprisoned in Russia, has been designated as “wrongfully detained,” according to a U.S. Department of State spokesperson.  That designation by the U.S. government was made official in October. Fogel is