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.”…
Economy Jun 24 ‘Supply crunch has led to an affordability crunch.’ Yellen announces efforts to help with increased housing costs The Biden administration announced new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years.
Politics Jun 18 Congressional Budget Office raises federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion Deficits are a problem for lawmakers in the coming years because of the burden of servicing the total debt load, an aging population that pushes up the total cost of Social Security and Medicare and rising health care expenses.
World Jun 13 New $50 billion loan to Ukraine is backed by frozen Russian assets. Here’s how it will work Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival. Interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen central bank assets would be used as collateral.
World May 23 With Ukraine losing ground, allies debate how to squeeze cash out of frozen Russian assets Many Ukraine supporters want to confiscate the $260 billion to make Russia pay for the widespread damage in Ukraine, and to keep Ukraine going in the fight.
Politics May 21 Trump’s campaign says it will begin accepting contributions through cryptocurrency The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page Tuesday that allows "any federally permissible donor the ability to give" to its political committees using any crypto asset accepted through the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.
Politics May 14 WATCH: Biden announces new tariffs on Chinese goods including electric vehicles, solar panels The Democratic president said that Chinese government subsidies ensure the nation's companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade.
Politics May 13 Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming military base The order forces the divestment of property operated as a crypto mining facility near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. It also forces the removal of certain equipment owned by MineOne Partners Ltd., a firm that is partly owned…