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House approves Israeli military aid bill linked to IRS cuts

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill would help Israel defend itself and eradicate Hamas, but President Joe Biden said he would veto the legislation.

US credit rating downgraded for only second time in history

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating, citing rising debt and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades.

City of Trump’s dreams, NY delivers his comeuppance

Trump once bragged he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and remain popular. Today, he could hand out fifties in New York and still not win the support of most locals.

Biden signs bill to avert freight rail strike

President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into a catastrophic recession.

 
Fed unleashes another big rate hike but hints at a pullback

The Federal Reserve pumped up its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time but hinted that it could soon reduce the size of its rate hikes.

 
Biden pursues tougher gun laws in passionate speech

In an address to the nation Thursday night, President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country.

Biden sending 2K more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension

President Biden has said he will not put American troops in Ukraine to fight any Russian incursion, although the United States is supplying Ukraine with weapons to defend itself.

Biden urges Americans to get COVID-19 boosters

President wants to require private insurers to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests and he is tightening testing requirements for people entering the United States, regardless of their vaccination status.

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