Report says, “It’s even harder” to know what the funds were used for. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act in 2020, they also established…
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Interior Outlines Wildfire Preparedness Plan
Highlights help from infrastructure bill being debated in Congress. The Department of the Interior released its plan for addressing wildfires on federal lands. Members of the department’s leadership…
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President Signs Bill Temporarily Raising Debt Limit
Federal default averted until December. President Joe Biden signed legislation on Thursday temporarily increasing the government’s borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, delaying the deadline for debt default until…
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Coast Guard to Receive 2022 Budget Increase
Commandant says it is the right path to recapitalization. The U.S. Coast Guard will receive a budgetary increase for 2022. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz said he…
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House Delays Vote on Infrastructure
Intraparty progressives and moderates at odds. The House of Representatives delayed a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill as a portion of the majority party has…
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Federal Victim Compensation Fund Still Active
More than $8 billion in relief for 9/11 survivors since 2001. The four separate terrorist-led plane crashes of September 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people. The federal Victim…
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Speaker Says Congress Has Options on Debt Ceiling
Treasury Secretary says not raising the ceiling would be “catastrophic.” As members of Congress return from its Labor Day recess, they must address raising or suspending the debt…
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Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium
Reinforces judgment rendered in June. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking the moratorium on evictions the president’s administration had attempted to extend as concerns over…
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Unemployment Benefits Ending for Millions
The weekly federal supplement ends September 7. More than 7 million Americans may lose unemployment assistance right after Labor Day. Those who qualified for pandemic relief programs will…
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U.S. Debt Ceiling Deadline Missed
Treasury Department beginning “extraordinary measures.” Congress limits how much money the government can borrow, and once the debt limit is reached, legislators must raise or suspend the debt…
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