The Defense Department is asking Congress for $715 billion in its fiscal 2022 budget, an increase of about $10 billion from what was allocated to the Pentagon in fiscal 2021. The White House released the broad details of President Joe Biden’s budget proposal on Friday for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, which seeks a colossal $753 billion […] Read more
The White House on Friday stressed that its effort to institute a global minimum corporate tax is a top priority for President Joe Biden and represents more than merely a talking point for the globe’s economists. Daleep Singh, who serves as both a deputy national security advisor and as a deputy National Economic Council director, […] Read more
Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to advance a sweeping federal election reform bill, calling it vital to combating a wave of restrictive voting proposals around the country. The chamber’s Rules Committee considered a version of the House-passed For the People Act, which aims to create automatic voter registration, expand early voting, require more disclosures from political […] Read more
President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed the sweeping sanctions his administration imposed on Russia, a move that seeks to address a litany of malign behaviors and is expected to peeve Moscow. “If Russia continues to interfere with our democracy, I’m prepared to take further actions to respond. It is my responsibility as president of the […] Read more
More Senate Democrats are pressuring President Joe Biden to extend rescue measures as the U.S. recovers from a coronavirus-fueled economic drubbing. Twenty-one members of the Senate Democratic caucus wrote to the president Tuesday urging him to include recurring direct payments and enhanced jobless benefits as part of his recovery plan. The senators, led by Finance Committee Chair […] Read more
President Joe Biden has backed a plan to cut the income caps for Americans to receive a direct payment as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package set to pass in the coming days, a Democratic source said Wednesday. The phase-out levels for the $1,400 stimulus checks are: $75,000 in income for single filers; the cap for receiving […] Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made great efforts ahead of Israel’s March 23 elections to ensure that Jewish supremacists from the Jewish Power party will make it into Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Why it matters: This move is equivalent to a U.S. president cutting a political deal with David Duke, the former KKK leader. Netanyahu and […] Read more
President Donald Trump is discussing the possibility of announcing a campaign to retake the White House in 2024 on Inauguration Day and skipping the swearing-in of his successor, according to three people familiar with the discussions. There is “preliminary planning” underway for a Jan. 20 event to kick off a new Trump bid, the people familiar […] Read more
Biden leads in Arizona and Nevada as Trump’s margin in Pennsylvania narrows Democratic nominee Joe Biden is still leading President Donald Trump in Arizona and Nevada, as counting continues Friday. Biden holds a margin of 47,052 votes in Arizona, with 90% of total expected votes in. The state’s next election results update will come at […] Read more
Any presidential election in the United States is bound to divide Americans over who should be the next host of the White House, but the upcoming elections seem to have divided the country more than ever. From yard signs, to the Black Lives Matter movement, or the abortion debate and now the Coronavirus pandemic, it […] Read more
