#Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan

#Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan

Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan President Biden as a first-term senator in 1975 introduced a bill that would have limited budget authority for all federal programs to between four and six years, which experts say would have required new legislation to fund Medicare, Social Security and other federal programs.  The Biden measure bore striking…

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#Live coverage: Biden set to deliver State of the Union

#Live coverage: Biden set to deliver State of the Union

Live coverage: Biden set to deliver State of the Union President Biden delivers the State of the Union tonight, his third time addressing a joint session of Congress but his first before a divided government. Biden is expected to tout his administration’s and Democrats’ accomplishments over the past year, using the speech as a launching…

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#Five ways a federal debt default could hurt Americans

#Five ways a federal debt default could hurt Americans

Five ways a federal debt default could hurt Americans Americans are getting a crash course on the country’s borrowing limit, as a high-stakes standoff on Capitol Hill dominates national attention.  Last month, the Treasury Department announced it’s implementing “extraordinary measures” to keep the nation from defaulting on its debt, after it hit the roughly $31.4…

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#Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened? 

#Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened? 

Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened?  The discovery of classified documents at the homes of three top elected U.S. officials has left many lawmakers and former government workers shaking their heads and wondering how the country has ended up in this situation. Authorities found dozens of classified materials at former President Trump’s…

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