National Debt Exceeds $30 Trillion

Treasury Department announces sobering milestone. America’s total national public debt outstanding is now above $30 trillion, according to Treasury Department data. Government borrowing accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as…

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Senators Seek Reform to Electoral Count Act

Proposal would modernize the law.  Senators have proposed legislation to reform a 19th-century election law. The move is in answer to claims that the vice president could have…

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U.S. Sends War Machinery to UAE

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been firing off missile strikes.  The United States is set to deploy a missile defense system, warships, airplanes, and state-of-the-art fighter jets to extend…

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U.S. Orders 3,000 Troops to Europe

Destinations are Poland, Germany, and Romania.  President Biden has directed the Pentagon to deploy more than 3,000 American troops to bolster the defense of European allies in the…

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U.S. Asks UN to Meet Over North Korea

Seeks closed-door Security Council meeting on Thursday.  On Monday, North Korea confirmed it had launched a ballistic missile that it said could target the U.S. territory of Guam…

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Senate Negotiations Approach Budget Deadline

Priorities may be switched from passing BBB to budgeting omnibus. The Senate has been working on passing a budgeting omnibus package for months which was delayed by opposition…

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U.S. Receives Russia’s Ukraine Response

State Department orders staff family members out of Belarus.  The State Department reported that U.S. officials have received a written response from the Russian government to the American…

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HUD Secretary Participates in D.C. Point-in-Time Count

Highlights on-the-ground tools the HUD uses every day to address homelessness. U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge went out with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser…

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U.S. Border Sees Increase in Russians and Ukrainians

Numbers are outpacing immigrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. During the second half of 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began reporting a sharp increase in…

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Senate Schedules Thursday Ukraine Briefing

Potential Russian invasion requires expert input. As Moscow congregates an estimated 120,000 troops near the border between Russia and Ukraine, leaders of the House and Senate requested meetings…

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