The U.S. House of Representatives has voted down a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, increasing the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare for holiday travel. The bill, which was rejected 174 to 235 on Thursday evening, faced opposition from nearly all Democrats and 38 hard-right Republicans. They opposed … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG gathers that Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito are the top trending issues in the United States today October 13, 2021. COVID-19 COVID-19 cases are declining in the United States. But the number of new infections in children remains “exceptionally high” — with 148,222 cases reported in the week ending October … Read more
The agreement comes less than two weeks before 18 October, the day the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned was the deadline to prevent the first ever US default United States Senators have agreed to extend the country’s debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. A debt ceiling is … Read more
…the Treasury Department estimated it would run out of cash and accounting maneuvers at some point in October United States Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, has warned lawmakers that the federal government will likely run out of cash and extraordinary measures by October 18 unless Congress raises the debt ceiling. The new estimate from Yellen raises … Read more