US national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight
The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America’s balance sheet in the coming years.
The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.
Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.
VA announces hundreds of millions in grant funding to help homeless Veterans after new data shows an uptick in homelessness
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced two grant opportunities that will help Veterans experiencing homelessness and advance the Biden-Harris administration’s broader efforts to reduce homelessness through:
Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
The Senate passed a defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, but also leaves behind many of the policy priorities that social conservatives were clamoring for, making for an unusually divisive debate over what is traditionally a strongly bipartisan effort.
