
U.S. Budget Deficit Hits $2.77T, Second Highest On Record
The 2021 deficit was an improvement from the all-time high of more than $3 trillion reached in budget year 2020.
LEARN MORETreasury Secretary Janet Yellen is urging Congress to raise or suspend the debt limit by Dec. 15 or the U.S. risks defaulting on its bills.
According to a recent Pew Research survey, 62% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans said lawmakers' inability to work together is a very big problem.
As more non-Latino workers are leaving the workforce, Latinos continue to stay working as their contribution to the economy grows.
Union leadership cite unfavorable rulings from the nation’s top labor board and the Supreme Court under Trump, as well as unfulfilled promises.
Republican lawmakers met early in the morning on Saturday with just hours to go before a midnight deadline to fund government operations.
House passage came after Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped plans for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic help.
U.S. Central Command said it conducted the successful mission capturing a facilitation official during an operation, with no civilian casualties.