At $31.4 trillion, the national debt is the subject of a showdown between the White House and House Republicans. Unless Congress raises the debt ceiling, the U.S. is at risk of defaulting on its debt, which would have catastrophic consequences. House Republicans have proposed raising the debt ceiling into 2024 in exchange for spending cuts,…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have officially launched their re-election campaign for 2024. And ESPN begins to layoff employees this week. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday morning, April 25, 2023.  Biden announces run for re-election President Biden launched his re-election campaign Tuesday, April 25, in a pre-recorded…

The Washington Commanders will be in the hands of Apollo Global founder Josh Harris after the $6 billion deal is finalized. It’s quite the return on investment for the team’s controversial owner Dan Snyder, who bought the team for $800 million in 1999. At the time, it was a record price for a U.S. sports…

After Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) gave the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union address in 2022, she entered the national spotlight. Now her policy achievements are getting attention. In March 2023, she signed a bill that would ban transgender students from using a public school restroom that aligns with their gender identity.…

Florida passes a six-week abortion ban, and lawmakers in one state are getting closer to outright banning the app TikTok. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Friday, April 14, 2023.  Florida passes 6-week abortion ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, signed “The Heartbeat Protection Act” into law after the state House took…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most accurate count yet on how many lead pipes carry water into homes across the United States. According to an EPA survey released Tuesday, April 4, that number 9.2 million. Florida has the most lead pipes at 1.16 million. Rounding out the top five states with the most…

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank caught some high-profile analysts off guard. The former 16th-largest bank in the nation may not have been a household name, but some household names banked there. The entire situation could have taken a toll on the tech sector, but thanks to U.S. regulators, depositors have already regained access to their…

Excess inventory can be a real problem for large companies as they attempt to make room for new items in overflowing warehouses. Sometimes corporations conclude the best business solution (but questionable environmental decision) isn’t simply marking down prices. Here are five companies that sent their own merchandise to the dump to help the bottom line…

Shipments of the waste created from the massive train derailment in Ohio earlier this month resumed Monday. Federal officials ordered the pause Saturday amid concerns regarding oversight of where the waste was being shipped. At that point, some liquid and solid waste had already been taken to sites in Michigan and Texas. “Harris County has…