Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders Friday that the U.S. will reach its borrowing limit on Aug. 1, and Treasury officials will take "extraordinary measures" after that if Congress doesn't raise the ceiling and avoid a default on government debts. Published July 23, 2021
Republicans on the House Budget Committee urged congressional leaders on Thursday to include spending controls in any discussion of raising the nation's borrowing limit, saying Congress needs to tackle inflation caused by President Biden's "harmful spending agenda." Published July 22, 2021
The questioners had a decidedly liberal tone at President Biden's town-hall meeting hosted by CNN on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Published July 21, 2021
President Biden said Wednesday night he's "so damned proud" of his son Hunter for overcoming his addiction to crack cocaine. Published July 21, 2021
President Biden said Wednesday night that an all-Democratic committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol "can't listen to people who say 'this is a peaceful march.'" Published July 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll meet next week with some of the seven Republican challengers hoping to defeat Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, saying he wants only his endorsed candidate to square off against Ms. Cheney in the 2022 GOP primary. Published July 20, 2021
President Biden said Monday that a spike in inflation and consumer prices is temporary but the economy is still riding "ups and downs," and urged more Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Published July 19, 2021
Democrats' plan for $3.5 trillion of new spending on social programs -- the biggest ever proposed -- would eat up nearly all of the government's annual tax collections in a single spending plan. Published July 16, 2021
President Biden said Thursday he's still confident that Congress will approve his multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure packages and he expects Republican senators to "keep their commitment" on the less costly proposal. Published July 15, 2021
The Republican primary campaign for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 is shaping up as a battle for the Trump vote, and as a sometimes clumsy rush to gain the former president's endorsement. Published July 15, 2021
U.S. consumer prices spiked again in June, extending the highest rate of inflation in 13 years and emerging as a political threat to President Biden's big-spending infrastructure proposals ahead of next year's midterm elections. Published July 13, 2021
Consumer prices spiked again in June, extending the highest rate of inflation in 13 years and emerging as a midterm campaign issue over President Biden's big-spending programs. Published July 13, 2021
The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has ordered counties not to comply with a Republican state senator's request for voting data to be used in an audit of the 2020 election. Published July 9, 2021
The White House has acknowledged helping to create a system for handling sales of artwork by presidential son Hunter Biden, saying the high-priced sales won't influence President Biden because he won't know the buyers' identities. Published July 9, 2021
Hunter Biden is still working to untangle his ownership stake in a Chinese government-linked investment firm, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. Published July 9, 2021
President Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Friday to take action to stop persistent ransomware attacks against the U.S. Published July 9, 2021
Former President Donald Trump Friday denied a report in a forthcoming book that he had a rare blow-up with Vice President Mike Pence in 2018 over Mr. Pence's hiring of former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Published July 9, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee is more than doubling its spending, to $45 million, on voter registration and education to combat new Republican-backed state election laws. Published July 8, 2021
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's eager to give sworn testimony in his lawsuit against Big Tech so he can air his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Published July 8, 2021
A Republican state senator and Trump ally on Wednesday requested election data from several Pennsylvania counties as the first step in a "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election and last spring's primary, saying millions of Pennsylvanians have "serious doubts" about the accuracy of President Biden's win there. Published July 7, 2021
