After weeks of international negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program produced no silver bullet, there is another bipartisan push in Congress to increase the already crushing economic sanctions on Iran. House and Senate officials started crafting legislation...
The US budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June, and is on track to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. By the end of this fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, the full budget deficit will total $1.17 trillion, according to the Congressional...
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The Pentagon has implemented a new policy of limiting reports to Congress to just 15 pages, according to he chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Buck McKeon. The new policy was revealed during a classified meeting when McKeon asked Pentagon briefers...
