The United States is on track to add trillions of dollars to its national debt over the next decade by borrowing money faster than previously expected, at a time when major legislative battles over taxes and spending loom. The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the U.S. national debt is expected to exceed $56 trillion…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 crimes in his criminal trial in the New York State Supreme Court in New York on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s appeal against the…
A Biden administration plan to sell $18 billion in F-15 fighter jets to Israel is moving forward after two top Democratic holdouts in Congress signed off on the deal, according to several people familiar with the sale. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee who publicly opposed…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (l.) and billionaire Harlan Crow. Getty image Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas omitted from his annual financial disclosures at least three private jet trips given to him by major Republican donor Harlan Crow, a top Senate Democrat claimed Thursday. Those trips included private flights in 2017, 2019 and 2021, which…
The International Court of Justice is displayed on a smartphone with the flag of Israel in the background in Brussels, Belgium, May 20, 2024. Photo only | Photo only | Getty Images On Friday, the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice, ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza,…
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the California GOP Convention on September 29, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Presidential candidates set to speak at the convention include former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The event takes place from September…
US President Donald Trump reacts as he stands next to former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks outside the Oval Office as he leaves the White House for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, in Washington DC, USA, March 29 2018. Picture taken March 29, 2018. Carlos Barria | Reuters Former top White House communications adviser…
Former US President Donald Trump speaks after attending a memorial service for New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed during a routine traffic stop in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in Massapequa Park on March 25 , New York, USA, March 28, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters According to…
