The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is holding back key information on U.S.-nuclear weapons stockpiles as part of requirements of the New START Treaty with Russia in the wake of Moscow violating the agreement. Russia formally suspended its participation in the treaty in February in opposition to U.S. military and diplomatic support for Ukraine,...
The Biden administration on Thursday announced an increase in its processing of asylum seekers at the southern border, allowing nearly 40,000 migrants each month to book appointments to make their case. The appointment slots, distributed through the CBP One app run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, will jump from 1,000 to 1,250 a day....
The deal to raise the debt ceiling is in the hands of the Senate after passing the House by a wide and bipartisan margin Wednesday night. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills on June 5 if Congress doesn't act, which leaves the famously slow-moving...
Former President Trump appeared to commiserate with President Biden over his fall at Thursday's Air Force Academy commencement, recalling his unsteady walk down a “slippery” ramp at the West Point commencement in 2020. “Well, I hope he wasn’t hurt,” Trump said during one of several appearances in Iowa on Thursday, after a member of the...
Story at a glance Washington D.C. is the best city in the nation for parks, according to a new ranking from the Trust for Public Land. The national nonprofit recently released a report on how the 100 biggest U.S. cities are meeting the nation’s need for parks. In the report, each city is ranked...
In a major win for the fossil fuel industry and pro-industry lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the debt ceiling deal lawmakers are racing to pass and send to President Biden's desk for a signature overhauls the federal permitting process for major energy projects. The bill, which the House advanced Wednesday night and the Senate...
As Congress moves forward on the budget for fiscal 2024, it does so with the knowledge that the budget lens will be a defining factor in every policy decision it will make. Congress judiciously considers the financial effects of proposed legislation through a process known as “budget scoring.” However, policymakers currently lack the tools to weigh...
This solution entails the least amount of regulatory effort, is soundly founded in economic theory and evidence, and eliminates the unlevel playing fields on which large and small banks compete and on which all banks compete with non-bank lenders. That's why the banks will hate it.