Biden Tells US to Have Confidence in Banks After 2 Collapse
President Joe Biden insists that the nation’s banking system is safe, seeking to project calm after the collapse of two banks stirred fears of a broader upheaval. read more >
President Joe Biden insists that the nation’s banking system is safe, seeking to project calm after the collapse of two banks stirred fears of a broader upheaval. read more >
The funding request would support a "cancer moonshot' initiative Biden announced last year. read more >
The bank says its federal student loan refinancing business has suffered because borrowers have little incentive to refinance while payments and interest remain on hold. read more >
Biden wants to increase the Medicare tax rate from 3.8% to 5% on income exceeding $400,000 per year, including salaries and capital gains. read more >
Biden's only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility, based on the arguments, that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue. read more >
So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan from going into effect, and it remains to be seen how the court, dominated 6-3 by conservatives, will respond. read more >
The money is a portion of $10 billion being provided to states, territories and tribal governments to promote entrepreneurship. read more >
They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting. read more >
Still, unpaid medical bills account for more than half of all debt in collections. read more >
As budget negotiations move ahead, expect the long history of GOP efforts to slash the popular entitlement programs for seniors to remain a politically powerful weapon the White House intends to wield. read more >
Ironically, Biden's comment came as he tried to reassure critics that he recognizes the need for continued oil production. read more >
Speaking from the governor's mansion in Little Rock, Sanders sounded a lot like her former boss, Donald Trump, as she warned of a nation whose ideals are under attack and whose citizens are fighting for their freedoms. read more >
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas wants to make sure bureaucrats don’t muddle up the works when it comes to infrastructure funding. read more >
The choice reflects the GOP's desire to show that it's creating a new generation of leaders. read more >
Clinton signed the bill into law on Feb. 5, 1993. read more >
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the bill would make it "harder to offer Americans relief in the future" from oil disruptions that could raise prices. read more >
Markets so far remain calm, as the government can temporarily rely on accounting tweaks to stay open, meaning that any threats to the economy are several months away. read more >
Airlines have been pushing the FAA to modernize the air-traffic control system for years. They argue that a faster and complete rollout of a so-called NextGen plan to modernize the national airspace system will benefit the traveling public by making flights more efficient and reliable. read more >
While the White House initially said that there is no evidence of a cyberattack, President Joe Biden said "we don't know" and told reporters that he's directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption. read more >
The newly expanded spending options are expected to take effect by late February, after the Treasury releases updated guidance. read more >
