Tag: White House
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust...
Impact of U.S. defaulting on its debt will be felt globally
WASHINGTON (AP) – If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America's economy would hardly sink alone.
The repercussions...
Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, according to an...
Survey: R.I. residents trusted state, local governments more than federal in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents had more faith in their state and local governments than they did in federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19...
18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million – or 17.9% – between 2020...
Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...
WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...
FAA lifts ground stop on flights following computer outage
NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of flight delays and cancellations rippled across the U.S. early Wednesday after computer outage led to a grounding order...
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and...
Biden sees economy avoiding recession, but risks remain
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the holiday season, but the very...
U.S. employers keep hiring at solid pace, adding 261,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy...
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