Politics Nov 01 Harris team warns CEOs that Trump’s disregard for the law threatens the economy “A president who targets people, targets CEOs, targets companies, targets journalists and targets opposition could have a devastating impact on the investment confidence that has been robust for the past four years but also part of America’s strength since its…
Politics Oct 23 Biden says global leaders are terrified of what will happen if Trump wins the election “Every international meeting I attend,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, “They pull me aside — one leader after the other, quietly — and say, ‘Joe, he can’t win.’ My democracy is at stake.”…
World Oct 22 Isolationism ‘made America and the world worse off’ Yellen tells global finance leaders Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trump’s policies.
Politics Oct 22 WATCH: Biden and Bernie Sanders celebrate prescription drug savings for Americans Much of those savings came as a result of a cap on out-of-pocket drug costs created by the sweeping climate and health care law that the Biden administration helped carry through Congress in 2022.
Politics Oct 12 Despite Trump’s claims, data shows migrants aren’t taking jobs from Black or Hispanic people Trump, who often uses anti-immigrant rhetoric, has referred during his campaign to immigrants he says are taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs.” But government data show immigrant labor contributes to economic growth and provides promotional opportunities for native-born workers.
Nation Oct 10 Social Security recipients to get smaller 2.5% benefits boost in 2025 Millions of retirees who receive Social Security benefits will see a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January.
Politics Oct 09 Social Security is due for another cost of living increase. It ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report in May that the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 83%…
World Oct 01 U.S. sanctions extremist West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians The U.S. imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property, as well as two Israeli men connected to violence against Palestinians.
Economy Sep 06 WATCH: IRS has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy tax dodgers, Yellen says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour an IRS campus and announce the latest milestone in tax collections as Republicans warn of big future budget cuts for the tax agency if they…
Politics Sep 05 WATCH: Biden announces $7.3 billion in rural investments during visit to Wisconsin President Joe Biden traveled to rural southwest Wisconsin on Thursday to champion new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet, proclaiming that “all these investments mean family farms can stay in the family.”…