Yellen said while Treasury can’t estimate how long the extraordinary measures will allow the U.S. to continue to pay the government’s obligations.
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Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization after its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business records.
Rifts emerge in Russian military command as war with Ukraine drags on
As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow.
U.S. renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.
Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden
It was early last November when President Biden’s personal attorneys first came across Obama-Biden administration documents, including classified material, in an office that Biden had used in Washington after his time as vice president.
U.S. spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
Intelligence officials are increasingly warning that the $90 billion U.S. spy apparatus is falling behind because it has not embraced collecting open-source intelligence.
Fires becoming deadlier as firefighter recruitment wanes
Last year nearly 2,500 people died as a result of fires.
UFO reports rise; not aliens but still a threat to U.S.
The majority have been determined to exhibit ‘unremarkable characteristics’ and could be characterized as unmanned aircraft systems or balloon-like objects, the report said.
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners are down again, and federal officials are launching a new campaign to try to bring them up
Who is Robert Hur, special counsel in Biden documents case?
Robert Hur’s appointment comes as the political ramifications surrounding the investigation intensify.