About 60 percent of U.S. consumers reported that they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to new research. A new report from Pymnts and LendingClub found that 59.8 percent of U.S. consumers across all income levels reported living paycheck to paycheck in August, a slight downtick from the 61.4 percent who reported the same thing in July....

President Biden on Wednesday criticized Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for heading towards a government shutdown, saying he's choosing the speakership over the interest of the U.S. “We made a deal,” Biden said at a campaign reception, stressing that he personally negotiated with McCarthy to make sure the U.S. didn’t default on its debt in May. “Now...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story States ramp up AI action State legislatures are taking the lead on artificial intelligence legislation, introducing more AI-related bills this year than the previous two years combined. © Getty States introduced a combined 191 AI-related bills this year, a 440 percent increase...

The Union Auto Workers's (UAW) lead negotiator in contract talks with General Motors dug into former President Trump, just hours ahead of the former president’s talk with union workers in Michigan, calling his expected rally "verbal diarrhea." In a letter first sent to the Detroit Free Press, UAW Vice President for General Motors Mike Booth wrote, "Let...

Presented by GE Aerospace — Travis King was released to American custody, with help from Beijing and Sweden. {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Travis King released from North Korea Army Pvt. Travis King is back in U.S. custody after North Korean officials released the service member who crossed into...

Former President Trump on Wednesday evening is set to deliver a speech to autoworkers at Drake Enterprises near Detroit, amid a strike by United Autoworkers (UAW). The speech will occur an hour before the second GOP presidential primary debate, with many speculating Trump is intending to use the event to steal attention away from the...

Time is running out for Congress to potentially avert a government shutdown by Sunday, October 1. Party infighting and "priorities" may be at fault.

A former press secretary for Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas announced Wednesday that he will try and run for his congressional seat as a Republican

Hank Johnson, a Democratic member of Congress from Georgia, said migrants were sitting at the border and waiting for asylum, rather than entering the U.S. illegally.