Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe as they bid the S&P 500 back up to record territory to end the month. read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S ... read more
Watch live: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' "magic minute" speech has been going for more than five hours as Democrats fight to delay passage of Republicans' megabill. read more
The DOJ is prioritizing the revocation of US citizenship from individuals charged with certain crimes per this 11 June memo. The ten categories of crimes that could lead to citizenship being stripped range from "war crimes" to COVID loan fraud. Individuals "who pose a potential danger to national security, including those with a nexus to terrorism, espionage, or the unlawful export from the US of sensitive goods, technology, or information, raising national security concerns" will be among those prioritized for denaturalization. read more
American households that make about $250,000 or more are typically considered to be in the top 10% of earners. Many in that bracket realize that the number sounds huge - and by many measures, affluent Americans are indeed thriving. Yet the top-line figures can mask a sense of financial fragility in many high-earning families. read more
The House passed Senate Republicans' version of the reconciliation package on Thursday 218-214 in a largely party line vote. Only two Republicans joined Democrats and voted against the bill -- Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The so-called "big beautiful" bill will make President Trump's tax cuts permanent, slash the social safety net, add trillions to the national debt, cut clean energy incentives and substantially bolster the administration's sweeping mass deportation agenda.
While the Trump administration's cuts to USAID this year have been felt deeply across the world, their impact in Sudan was especially deadly, according to more than two dozen Washington Post interviews with civilians, clinicians and aid officials in the capital, Khartoum, and surrounding villages. read more
The Trump administration is formally shutting down the United States Agency for International Development today, after cancelling 83% of its programs earlier this year. read more
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. read more
President Donald Trump did not stop by the Minnesota State Capitol to pay his respects to Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert as they lie in state ... read more
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