by Casey Quinlan, Alaska Beacon September 9, 2022 The Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened up millions of dollars in funding for groups serving unhoused people in rural areas — an unprecedented move by the agency, say housing advocates. People living in cars, parks, and on the street at night, which the agency […]
“We need more action on legislation that would ban Congressional stock trading. And fewer members of Congress in violation of the rules already on the books.” A leading government ethics watchdog on Tuesday renewed calls to ban members of Congress from trading stocks during their terms in office after The New York Times published a major investigation revealing that […]
The U.S. Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas over the past week seeking information about efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, The New York Times reported Monday. The people receiving subpoenas ranged from low-level aides to senior advisers to the former president, the Times reported, citing people familiar with the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer price increases eased in August compared to a year ago, the government said Tuesday, but the drop was modest and may not be noticed much by financially squeezed American households. The inflation rate was up at an annualized 8.3% rate in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The figure was down […]