Pentagon Leak Suspect Indicted on Charges Worth Up to 60 Years in Prison

This post was originally published on this siteA federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online, the Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday. Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified […]

Federal government to give states $930M in grants to expand high-speed internet

This post was originally published on this siteThe Biden administration on Friday announced it will give just over $930 million in grants to expand high-speed internet infrastructure across 35 states and Puerto Rico. The effort, part of a program under the Department of Commerce, aims to give communities infrastructure to carry large amounts of data […]

Inflation cools again as CPI data shows grocery prices fell, food cost eased; live updates

This post was originally published on this siteCPI report shows inflation fell to 4% in May, a new 2-year low, as gas prices, food price gains eased. Core consumer price increases remained high.     

May jobs report released: Booming 339,000 jobs added as unemployment rises to 3.7%

This post was originally published on this siteEmployers added 339,000 jobs in May despite high interest rates and inflation. Unemployment rose to 3.7%     

House approves debt limit deal, sending bill to Senate as June 5 default looms

This post was originally published on this siteThe House passed a bipartisan agreement to avoid a catastrophic default on the nation’s debt that includes spending cuts pushed by Republicans.     

Donald Trump recorded while talking about classified document he had on Iran, report says

This post was originally published on this siteOfficials have a recording of former President Donald Trump discussing that he had a classified Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran.     

Read: Bill text to raise the debt limit

President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The bill text was released on Sunday evening, but the work is far from done. Now leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the deal, which contains provisions that lawmakers on each side of the aisle don’t support.

Speaker McCarthy says student loan payment ‘gone’ under debt ceiling deal. Here’s what that means.

This post was originally published on this siteEven before Sunday’s debt ceiling deal between President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy, efforts were underway to bring student loan payments back.     

White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks

The White House is drawing its battle lines.

CPI report live updates: Inflation dips to 4.9%; core consumer price gains stay elevated

This post was originally published on this siteCPI report shows inflation fell to 4.9%, a 2-year low. Core consumer price index stayed high at 5.5%     

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