Ukraine is making gains in its counteroffensive, pushing Russia back along three different lines. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted his military doesn’t have the weapons it needs to win the war. For the first time since the counteroffensive began, Ukrainian military leadership spoke publicly about the operation on Thursday, June 15. Over the last…

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 37 federal charges against him, and car thefts have dramatically spiked in the United States. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Wednesday, June 14, 2023.  Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents case As expected, former President Trump pleaded not guilty to all…

Consumer price inflation saw a big slowdown in May thanks to stable food prices and dropping energy prices, but core inflation stayed hot. May’s 4% annual rise in consumer prices is the lowest headline number since March 2021. The good news The Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers out Tuesday morning, June 13, came in slightly…

The field of GOP candidates for the 2024 presidential election continues to expand, as former Vice President Mike Pence has officially announced his bid for the White House. And pharmaceutical giant Merck has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the Biden administration’s drug pricing plan. These stories and more highlight the rundown for…

The U.S. economy added 339,000 jobs in May, smashing estimates, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists had expected May to bring in around 190,000 jobs.  The data didn’t bring the slowdown in hiring many had expected to see. In fact, the BLS revised jobs numbers…

with the US About 53 percent of raw lithium is mined in Australia, and almost all of that is sold to China, where it eventually becomes lithium-ore batteries used in our phones, computers and electric vehicles. But now, the U.S. has reached an agreement with Australia that will help build up a parallel supply chain,…

The debt ceiling bill appears to be on track for Senate approval. The question is, when? Leadership hopes to get it done before the weekend of June 2, but attempts to make amendments could add days to the process.   “One senator can stop the train, 99 senators have to wait,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said.…