National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says
The U.S. Treasury says the national debt is roughly $39 trillion, but a nonpartisan accounting group estimates that the true number is $170.3 trillion. Unlike the Treasury’s calculations, Truth in Accounting included all of the […]
Vacationing lawmakers point fingers over DHS shutdown as Trump urges their return
On its 44th day, the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is officially the longest government shutdown in American history.
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Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap
The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding...
DHS shutdown to continue after House rejects Senate deal
Republicans in the U.S. House quashed any hopes that the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would end Friday.
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Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans
Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to...