DEFENSE

FBI Director Chris Wray told the Senate intel committee TikTok can "drive narratives" and "divide Americans," adding the Chinese app "screams out with national security concerns."

The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against individuals and companies tied to Russia's defense sector to hobble Russia's war machine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that Ukraine is using ammunition at a faster pace than allies can supply it as the defense industry moves to increase production.

Universal basic income programs are spreading throughout the country and are giving low-income people and families $500 a month or more, funded in part through federal legislation.

SpaceX is limiting Ukraine's use. President Gwynne Shotwell said Ukraine had used Starlink satellite-internet business in ways that weren’t part of any agreement.

A Chinese airship visible from earth flew at 60,000 feet, according to defense officials who believed the balloon spied on the US as it passed from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

Europe's ban on Russian diesel imports and other refined petroleum products went into effect on Sunday, the latest attempt by the 27-nation bloc to defund Putin's war machine.

Security concerns from the war in Ukraine to China's aggression in the Far East has prompted U.S. arms sales to surge by nearly 50 percent during the 2022 fiscal year.

Rep. Chip Roy said the upcoming debate on the debt ceiling will be a time to strike a deal on how to trim federal spending, which has led to a $31.3 trillion national debt.

Russia’s natural-gas production will fall by 12% this year and its exports will decline by about a quarter, a sign that intentional pressure on the country from sanctions on oil are taking a toll.

Lifestyle and etiquette expert Elaine Swann answers the question many are asking: Is a tip at the counter required? Swann explains the basis for making the decision whether to tip.

Congress is providing the Pentagon nearly $12 billion to replenish depleted inventories of weapon systems that have been supplied to Ukraine for its war against Russia.

Congress woke up Tuesday morning with the daunting task of passing a $1.7T spending bill before the end of the week, with little time to read its 4,155 pages.

Congressional leaders are expected to release their spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year, and deficit hawks are nervous it will pile on billions in new spending.

The rapid growth in U.S. government debt is being financed by domestic U.S. entities, not foreign governments, and that shift poses risks to economic growth.

Year-end spending and tax priorities could set up Democrats in Congress for a wave of legislation that adds hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt.

Democrats on Thursday rejected a resolution that asked the Treasury Department to give Congress its assessment of whether big spending bills are having an effect on inflation.

Congress could consider hundreds of billions in new spending at the end of 2022, which would require new borrowing and would keep inflationary pressures elevated, says one budget expert.

The IRS is hiring more than 700 new customer service representatives even as several large companies have announced layoffs amid fears of rising recession risks.

The federal government borrowed $83 billion in October, putting it on a pace for another $1 trillion budget deficit this year despite lower costs related to the COVID pandemic.