Hochul to focus on affordability crisis in annual speech
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is pledging to dramatically expand child tax credits this year as part of a broader effort to make the...
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McKinsey to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis
Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a criminal and civil investigation into the firm's work with opioid maker Purdue Pharma.
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Completely unsustainable: Lawmakers debate path forward for national debt crisis
Institutional reforms, updated procedures, and even Constitutional provisions may be necessary to avoid a complete fiscal crisis in America, according to testimony presented Wednesday before the U.S. House...
Another company investigated for child labor violations tied to border crisis
Reports of child trafficking, sexual abuse and child labor violations continue after hundreds of thousands of “unaccompanied alien children” (UACs) were illegally brought into the country and sent...
Completely unsustainable: Lawmakers debate path forward in national debt crisis
Institutional reforms, updated procedure, and even Constitutional provisions may be necessary to avoid a complete fiscal crisis in America, according to testimony presented Wednesday before the House Committee...
Lawless: Border crisis leading to rise in gang violence, endangering police
With federal data showing illegal immigration numbers and assaults on law enforcement are reaching historic highs, the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology heard...
Lawmakers take Biden immigration official to task over border crisis
A top immigration official in the Biden administration faced pointed scrutiny at a hearing Wednesday.
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Florida congressman files bills to strengthen election integrity related to border crisis
A group of Republican lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-FL, have filed election integrity bills related to the border crisis.
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Families seek $50 billion in tariffs on China over U.S. fentanyl crisis
Families whose loved ones died from fentanyl overdoses have petitioned the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seeking an investigation into China's role in the U.S. synthetic...
Harris visits southern border to garner support, speak on solutions to border crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris visited border town Douglas, Ariz., Friday evening to share her plan to address the nation's immigration crisis.
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How Congress allocates billions to fund the border crisis nationwide
As Americans struggle with high inflationary costs, paying record high grocery costs and energy bills, Congress continues to allocate billions of dollars of taxpayer money to fund services...
Report: Border crisis damage that will take decades to remedy
A comprehensive new report from a U.S. House committee accuses the Biden administration of "the worst border crisis in American history."
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