Frustrations rose on the Senate Finance Committee as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about President Joe Biden’s intention concerning Social Security, which is projected to become insolvent in nine years. During the March 16 hearing, Cassidy zeroed in on the apparent lack of consideration for the ailing retirement program in the […]

The IRS has consistently answered 85 to 90 percent of phone calls from taxpayers during the current tax preparation period, up from 13 percent a year ago Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on March 16. The improvement is due in part to the hiring of more than 4,000 new customer service workers, funded through the […]

The FBI and U.S. Department of State have not yet provided documents in response to a congressional request for information on the origin of the COVID-19 virus, which is due March 13, but the agencies are expected to comply, according to the House panel seeking the information. The information was requested on Feb. 27 by […]

The Medicare Trust Fund will last 25 years longer with lower costs to beneficiaries if President Joe Biden’s proposed budget is adopted, the White House announced on March 7. The statement came two days before the scheduled release of Biden’s full budget proposal and amidst a partisan debate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, during […]

President Joe Biden will have cut spending over 10 years by an amount equal to any requested increase in the debt ceiling if a Republican proposal becomes law. Announcement of the bill came on the same day Senate Democrats chided Republicans for their unwillingness to provide details of the spending cuts they insist must be […]

Cyberattacks against K–12 schools in the United States are increasing, as efforts to combat them are hampered by inadequate staffing and security procedures, as well as a lack of data collection and communication between federal agencies that oversee school security. Phishing, ransomware, denial of service attacks, and video conference disruptions hit at least 45 U.S. […]

U.S. Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent over the same month last year, seasonally adjusted, the largest increase since March 2022. Experts see the increase as an indication that the inflation hampering the U.S. economy for more than 18 months will continue into 2023. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Producer Price Index (PPI) […]

President Joe Biden’s legislative achievements are already delivering results and changing lives, the president said on Feb. 14. “If we didn’t pass another single thing, the things that are going to take place by implementing just the laws we passed last year are going to deliver real benefits to people that they’re going to feel […]

Americans have nothing to fear from aliens in the wake of recent flying object takedowns by the U.S. military, the White House confirmed. “There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a White House press briefing on Feb. 13. “I wanted […]

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has scheduled a hearing next week to investigate possible censorship by Twitter of the Hunter Biden laptop story. The Feb. 8 meeting is titled “Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story.” “Americans deserve answers about this attack […]

Five hours of questioning by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability failed to establish a clear political motivation for former Twitter executives who temporarily blocked sharing of a negative news story about Joe Biden or any testimony establishing collusion between Twitter and the FBI. Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) nevertheless said the Feb. […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addressed the nation to rally public support for a “responsible” increase in the nation’s debt ceiling while cutting federal spending. McCarthy described the national debt as the greatest threat to the country’s future, eclipsing inflation, illegal immigration, and China’s “infiltration” of our culture in his 10-minute speech aired live on Feb. […]

An intruder has breached Joint Base Andrews, home to Air Force One, for the second time in two years, resulting in gunfire in the base. The intruder was apprehended in the base’s housing area. The incident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 6 and was acknowledged by the Joint Base Andrews Twitter account at […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Feb. 1 to discuss the debt ceiling and spending cuts, a meeting that left McCarthy hopeful of finding common ground. “I thought it was a very good discussion. We walked out saying we will continue that discussion. And I think there […]

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said on Jan. 30 that Republicans would not consider cuts to Social Security or Medicare in negotiations on raising the nation’s debt ceiling. “We’re not going to default,” Comer said. “But Republicans are going to fight for spending cuts. And I think the American taxpayer […]