The U.N. cultural and scientific agency UNESCO said Monday the United States plans to rejoin the organization in July, nearly five years after leaving. UNESCO said in a statement the move included a “concrete financing plan” that must be approved by member states. Before its withdrawal, the United States was a leading financial supporter of […]
“If House Republicans were actually serious about the deficit, they would demand wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes,” one advocate said. After threatening to force the government into default over the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers Friday introduced new tax cuts that could add at least $21 billion to the federal debt over the next decade. Three […]
The former Republican president and his associate Walt Nauta are charged in a 38-count indictment, according to the unsealed document. The criminal indictment against Donald John Trump was unsealed on Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice. According to the document, Trump is being charged with 37 counts related to the government documents he was […]
“Everything I’ve heard about it, it’s a prescription for trouble,” the Senate Finance Committee chair said of the House speaker’s debt reduction panel. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden on Friday warned that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s commission tasked with reducing the nation’s growing debt is a “prescription for trouble” that will likely result in the slashing […]