Congress late last week.... " Prior to the omnibus, we spent weeks briefing Congress on the urgent and

, Congress directed the creation of an intelligence center to lead efforts to stop interference by foreign

18." This would be a manufactured crisis we had imposed on this country, which has been going through a very difficult period and is on the road to recovery," she said.... She has said nearly 50 million seniors could temporarily stop receiving Social Security payments, troops could go unpaid and millions of families who receive the monthly child tax credit could experience delays.... A default could also trigger a spike in interest rates and result in a steep drop in stock prices and other fin

When power in Washington is split between Democrats and Republicans, chances are good that lawmakers will reach an impasse over what once was a routine part of the budget process: raising the federal debt limit.... “ Increasing or suspending the debt limit does not increase government spending, nor does it authorize spending for future budget proposals; it simply allows Treasury to pay for previously enacted expenditures, ” Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen wrote in a July 23 letter to congres

The next monthly child tax credit installment might not be sent on time.... " In a matter of days, millions of Americans could be strapped for cash," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.... " We could see indefinite delays in critical payments....

It's one year later than the trustees projected in 2021, thanks to the nation's economy, employment and earnings recovering from the Covid-19-fueled downturn stronger and faster than anticipated last year.... Looking solely at the trust fund that covers retirement and survivors benefits, Social Security will only be able to afford scheduled payments until 2034.... Some 56 million people received these benefits in 2021....

happy with criticism of the Supreme Court.... But the Supreme Court can rule acts of Congress

I’m sure he had a clean suit hanging in the same closet as his t-shirts.... “ Russia has turned the Ukrainian sky into a source of death for thousands of people.” In pleading for US lawmakers to support a Nato-enforced no-fly zone over his country, Mr Zelensky invoked Dr Martin Luther King Jr, saying: “ I have a dream.... The conflict explained Sign The Independent’s petition to help the people of Ukraine Addressing President Joe Biden directly, he added: “ You are the leader of the nation....

court rules former White House counsel Don McGahn doesn't have to testify before Congress The case was

Compared with most of the 20th century, it has become much more rare since 2000 for either party to accumulate a comfortable Senate majority of 55 seats or more.... And yet, even as each party is operating with fewer Senate votes of its own, it has also become more difficult for the majority to win votes from senators in the opposition party for its key initiatives.... Something similar happened to Senate Republicans during President Donald Trump's first year, when dissent from just three GOP