which is higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country itself. The surge in debt can be attributed to an increasing scope of government spending, which currently amounts to $1.1 trillion a year. Policy decisions, such as the size of the U.S. military budget ($842 billion...
officially ending the debt crisis – for now. The act agrees to restrict spending on civilian duties in exchange for a suspension of the debt ceiling. However, the act's credibility is undermined by its failure to cut or impose restrictions on military spending, revealing the U.S. government'...
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had foiled an attempt by Ukraine's military intelligence service to kill Tikhon Shevkunov, who has been described in Russian media reports as Vladimir Putin's personal "confessor". But a spokesperson for Ukrainian military intelligence denied...
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He added: “This debt ceiling deal does nothing to limit the Senate’s ability to appropriate emergency supplemental funds to ensure our military capabilities are sufficient to deter China, Russia and our other adversaries — and respond to growing and ongoing national security threats, including Rus...
18:59:36, October 1, 2023 Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown Joe Biden signs the stopgap funding bill on Saturday night. From @POTUS/X President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown tonight ahead of a critical midnight deadline when ...
Although there’s little reason to doubt Washington’s ability to make interest payments, the surging cost to finance America’s$31 trillion in debtleaves less room for Congress to spend on other priorities, including everything from infrastructure and the climate crisis to the military. ...
(GDP) of the country itself. The surge in debt can be attributed to an increasing scope of government spending, which currently amounts to $1.1 trillion a year. Policy decisions, such as the size of the U.S. military budget ($842 billion) and the country's recent multi-trillion-dollar...
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