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Fri, Jan 27, 2023 1:03 PM

Consumer spending fell 0.2% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday. From the...

Fri, Jan 27, 2023 12:45 PM

Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an immediate stop...

Fri, Jan 27, 2023 8:53 AM

More than six out of every 10 voters with children under 18 would be receptive to the prospect of their child attending a school...

Fri, Jan 27, 2023 8:52 AM

Twenty-five attorneys general and several other plaintiffs have sued the Biden administration asking the court to halt a federal...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 5:53 PM

U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and seven other senators have signed onto a bill that would repeal the tax threshold for...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 4:56 PM

Twenty-two attorneys general, led by South Carolina AG Alan Wilson and Alabama AG Steve Marshall, are urging Congress to pass...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:45 AM

(The Center square) – A bill introduced by a pair of Republican lawmakers seeks a broader ban on the use of the social media...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:24 AM

The cost of the federal food stamps program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program increased to a record $119.5...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 10:19 AM

U.S. economic growth slowed to a 2.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2022, bringing an end to a year marked by high...

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 9:47 AM

Consumers feel 13% less confident about their financial outlook now than they did just a year ago, with the overall dip in...

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 5:45 PM

A plan to overhaul the nation's tax system is unlikely to advance this year, but it could help define the contours of the tax...

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 4:44 PM

Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, filed a bill that addresses shortages at the state's Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ...

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:35 PM

As of Jan. 23, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) leading at $0.31, followed by...

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 10:56 AM

The federal government spends trillions of dollars a year on programs, but it doesn't have an inventory of all federal programs...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 7:24 PM

Twenty states led by Texas sued the Biden administration Tuesday over another immigration policy they argue is illegal. ...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 4:26 PM

The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states, including California, are going after Google. The coalition...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 3:22 PM

In the first three months of fiscal 2023, U.S. Coast Guard’s 7th District-Southeast crew apprehended and repatriated a record...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 3:09 PM

Virginia is the best state to retire in, according to a new analysis from WalletHub, edging out perennial stronghold Florida for...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 2:48 PM

The latest survey from the National Association for Business Economics found that more than half of respondents put the...

Tue, Jan 24, 2023 2:35 PM

The United States unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in December from last month and was 0.4 percentage points lower than in the...