U.S. News

Posted on:Tuesday, December 31, 2019
The past year’s population growth rate in the United States was the slowest in a century due to declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Posted on:Monday, December 30, 2019
Two official government reports have exonerated President Trump and his associates of the serious Russia allegations in the Democratic Party-financed dossier written by Christopher Steele and his handler, Fusion GPS.

Posted on:Sunday, December 29, 2019
President Trump said Saturday that his willingness to combat homelessness in California and New York depends on whether their governors ask him ‘politely’ for help.

Posted on:Sunday, December 29, 2019
An attack on a rabbi’s Hanukkah party Saturday evening in the Jewish neighborhood of Monsey, New York left 5 people with stab wounds and 2 in critical condition, as New York officials called the incident terrorism.

Posted on:Friday, December 27, 2019
Six attacks on Jews over five nights of Hanukkah occurred in New York City this past week, as the city becomes a surprising hotbed for anti-semitism.

Posted on:Thursday, December 26, 2019
Cyber officials within the U.S. military have started to examine possible methods of information warfare that could be used to counter interference in elections.
Posted on:Thursday, December 26, 2019
A case testing abortion access in Louisiana will come before the Supreme Court early next year, giving President Trump’s two appointees their first chance to leave a mark on the topic.
Posted on:Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Congress has passed a monumental retirement system overhaul package called the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, the first significant retirement legislation in 13 years.

Posted on:Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Republicans ratcheted up their accusations that Democrats are overplaying their impeachment hand after court filings from the House Judiciary Committee indicated the two articles of impeachment adopted last week may only be the beginning.
Posted on:Tuesday, December 24, 2019
A new Pew Research Center study found that, of 130 countries, the US had the highest rate of children living in single-parent homes, beating out other developed nations like the UK, France, Germany, and Canada.

Posted on:Sunday, December 22, 2019
President Trump on Friday signed two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion, averting a government shutdown at midnight.

Posted on:Sunday, December 22, 2019
Friday night, President Donald Trump signed a bill a $1.4 trillion spending package that funds the military and domestic programs, building portions of the border wall and government agencies, including a government commission that monitors religious freedom worldwide.

Posted on:Sunday, December 22, 2019
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court ordered the FBI to review warrant applications handled by Kevin Clinesmith—a former FBI lawyer referred for criminal investigation for allegedly removing a key line from an email when applying for a warrant to spy on a Donald Trump 2016 campaign aide.
Posted on:Sunday, December 22, 2019
President Donald Trump signed a $738 billion defense bill into law, establishing the Space Force in a compromise with Democrats to grant federal employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

Posted on:Thursday, December 19, 2019
The House voted Thursday to pass President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, granting the White House a policy win just one day after impeaching the president.
Posted on:Thursday, December 19, 2019
The Senate voted on Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, a provision included in the $1.37 trillion spending measure to fund the U.S. government.
Posted on:Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Financial markets globally and in the US are looking up. The DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ hit record-closing highs Tuesday as a stock rally extended into five straight sessions.
Posted on:Wednesday, December 18, 2019
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down Obamacare’s individual mandate in a decision that immediately thrusts the health care law to the forefront of the 2020 elections.
Posted on:Wednesday, December 18, 2019
According to a new study, the United States has the world’s largest percentage of children living in a single-parent home.

Posted on:Wednesday, December 18, 2019
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 230-197 to impeach President Trump for ‘abuse of power’ over his dealings with Ukraine, and by a vote of 229-198 to impeach him for ‘obstruction of Congress.’
