Politics Feb 24 WATCH: Pentagon unveils new Ukraine weapons package, Russia sanctions The Biden administration declared its solidarity with Ukraine with fresh action as well as strong words on Friday, piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a new $2 billion weapons package to re-arm Kyiv a year after Russia’s invasion.
World Feb 24 U.S. to sanction Russian companies and individuals a year after invasion of Ukraine The action, taken in coordination with Group of Seven allies, seeks to punish 250 people and firms, puts financial blocks on banks, arms dealers and technology companies tied to weapons production.
Politics Feb 22 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Biden concludes trip to Poland, Ukraine One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared that sanctions against Russia had rendered the ruble almost immediately "to rubble." U.S. officials say Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world.
Politics Feb 14 WATCH: Biden warns of crisis if the debt ceiling isn’t raised President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of a potential economic crisis if a deal isn't reached to increase the federal debt ceiling.
World Feb 09 U.S., UK impose sanctions on Russian cybercrime group The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian cybercriminals as the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears and Treasury tightens its efforts to financially punish violators of existing sanctions.
World Jan 31 U.S. sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of military coup anniversary The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar's military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for the coup that removed the country's civilian government.
Politics Jan 30 Treasury Department to increase borrowing amid debt ceiling standoff The move highlights the ongoing debate over federal spending that has overtaken Washington, as the U.S. government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion statutory borrowing authority — also known as the debt ceiling.
World Jan 23 During trip, Yellen pushes for China to address Zambia’s heavy debt burden U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says on the second leg on her African tour it's "critically important" to address Zambia's debt crisis. Experts say a prolonged debt crisis could lead Zambia deeper into poverty and joblessness and exclude it from…
World Jan 21 Yellen visits historic site of slave-trading post off the coast of Senegal U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans…
World Jan 20 Yellen hails rising U.S.-Africa relations after visiting young entrepreneurs in Senegal U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Senegal with a message about the future of U.S.-Africa relations.