According to daily figures released by the Treasury Department, the U.S. national debt has topped $22 trillion for the first time in history. The debt has ballooned by more than $2 trillion in the two years since
On Wednesday, Ford Motor Co said it was recalling about 1.48 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America due to a potential transmission downshift issue that could increase the risk of a crash. Ford said select 2011-2013
A judge ruled Wednesday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was another
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has “unequivocally” apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. Omar’s tweets drew bipartisan criticism, including a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy
Republican and Democrats said they reached “an agreement in principle” on legislation to fund the government past the Friday deadline and avert another shutdown. The proposal would fund all seven remaining appropriations bills, includes $1.375 billion in
President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has postponed his scheduled closed-door appearance Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee due to “post-surgery medical needs,” his attorney said Monday in a statement. Cohen’s attorney, Lanny Davis, said that
According to new numbers released by the CDC on Monday, there are now 101 confirmed cases in 10 states this year. In Washington State, where there are 55 confirmed cases of the highly contagious viral disease, a
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar announced Sunday that she will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, entering a crowded field of candidates looking to challenge President Donald Trump. Klobuchar is one of several Democratic senators running, and among
Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally launched her bid for the White House in 2020 with a speech in which she promised to tackle economic inequality. Warren iis the latest Democrat to launch a campaign to become the
Democrats launched their proposed plan today to address climate change, which would create thousands of jobs in renewable energy. More than six senators running for president or considering a bid for the White House co-sponsored the Green
