Republican lawmakers heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address after he accused some GOP members of wanting to target entitlement programs for spending cuts during debt ceiling negotiations. Biden seemed to be referring, in part, to a proposal introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) that would require Congress to renew Social Security…

Did the U.S. government overestimate job growth by more than 1 million jobs this spring? That’s the claim after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank released a December report, which makes early revisions to Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the second quarter of 2022. “In the aggregate, 10,500 net new jobs were added during the…

The balance of power in the House has yet to be decided and there’s a Senate runoff Dec. 6 in Georgia. But Republicans in the House, Senate and Mar-a-Lago have their eyes fixed on a whole different set of elections. First, former President Donald Trump is starting his 2024 presidential run, bringing back his Make…

On Oct. 5, 2022, President Joe Biden will visit Florida to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Ian; a South Korean missile misfires during drills in response to North Korea; and Russia formally annexes portions of Ukraine. Biden to visit Hurricane Ian aftermath in Florida – President Biden will visit Fort Myers, Florida, Wednesday…

Washington lawmakers still have questions about the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s home. Congressional Republicans are calling on the Justice Department to release the affidavit used to get the Mar-a-Lago search warrant approved. Both parties are asking for a congressional briefing from the intelligence community. The warrant and receipt…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and members of the Biden administration are out in force, making the case that the economy is strong and not headed toward a recession. The Commerce Department will release initial GDP calculations Thursday, and some economists predict it will reveal a contraction for the second quarter in a row. “This is…

UFOs may be real, but there’s still not enough evidence for the U.S. government to confirm the existence of extraterrestrials. That’s the takeaway from Congress’s first meeting in half a century on unidentified flying objects. On Tuesday, Pentagon officials testified before a House Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. The testimony centered around what the government…

Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s (R) 11-point tax plan has made him an easy target for a White House looking to turn the nation’s attention away from record-high inflation. Experts have said Scott’s proposal would raise taxes for the lowest-earning Americans, which led President Biden to call Scott’s idea “extreme.” Scott’s plan has also put him…

Gas prices hit a new all-time high Tuesday just two months after the last national record was set. According to AAA, the national gas average for May 10 is $4.37 per gallon, the highest ever recorded. Drivers are now paying $1.40 more per gallon than one year ago. Drivers with diesel vehicles are feeling even…

The Senate passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 with a vote of 68 to 28. The bill aims to address America’s competitiveness with China and includes $52 billion to bring semiconductors and chip manufacturing to the United States.  By a vote of 68-28, the #Senate passed H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act, as amended Senator Sanders…