For the first time, the U.S. government is confirming that it conducted secret chemical experiments on World War II troops by grouping them according to…
The federal government’s authority to gather vast quantities of phone records in the hunt for terrorists expired at 12:01 a.m. Monday after Senator Rand Paul,…
Maybe Jim DeMint has never heard of the American Civil War. DeMint, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation and former Republican senator from South Carolina, was a…
Well, it’s happened. The government has shut down because they couldn’t come to one accord on the spending bill to fund their own paychecks. It…
WASHINGTON — In the ultimate cap to a year of last-minute, half-loaf legislation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for a two months, with the chamber’s leaders and the White House proclaiming victory, even as they pushed the issue of how to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits […]
There have been lots of conversations across the country about the U.S. and it’s financial crisis. Most recently, the debt ceiling – a topic many of us are already growing weary and tired of hearing about – has been the most dominate news source for weeks. But why so suddenly? And why is so important […]
With lawmakers in Washington battling over the budget, many programs including President Obama’s anti-poverty initiatives may soon face dire cuts. House Republicans zeroed out all three parts of the president’s Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives: the school-centered Promise Neighborhoods, the housing-focused Choice Neighborhoods and the law enforcement-oriented Byrne Criminal Justice Initiative. City Limits Reports: All three programs […]
Concerned pastors are making a statement to Congress today: Don’t balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor. As Republicans and Democrats fight over cuts, taxes and debt limits, faith leaders are worried that the ultimate losers will be the programs relied on by the poorest Americans for food, education and health care. […]
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Everyone on Capitol Hill has been gearing up for what’s seemed inevitable… a government shutdown. Now – Republicans and Democrats are offering a plan to keep things rolling… at least, temporarily. To hear more, watch the video below. Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com
Now the Federal Reserve has effectively cut the target lending rate to zero, it only has one more weapon in its arsenal. Quantitative easing. Wondering what’s creating such a buzz about this decision? Below is a funny video that explains what the Federal Reserve is doing, and what it means for the average joe.
It’s that time of year when both federal and state legislatures deliver new laws for the general public to cover a wide range of issues that affect all of our individual and collective communities. Effective this week, Ohio employers are mandated to provide two weeks of unpaid leave to partners or parents of injured members […]
