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Government shutdown leaves policymakers, economists in the dark on ‘jobs Friday’

Government shutdown leaves policymakers, economists in the dark on ‘jobs Friday’

by Avigna Ramachandran | Oct 7, 2025 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – From Washington to Wall Street, policymakers and economists await the release of the monthly jobs report, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the first Friday of every month, commonly known as “jobs Friday.” This past Friday morning,...
‘We’re facing another Cold War’: experts urge alternate US security strategy towards North Korea

‘We’re facing another Cold War’: experts urge alternate US security strategy towards North Korea

by Angela Zhang | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The nature of United States diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula — and its spillover impact on American foreign policy in Ukraine, China and Israel — needs to change, experts told Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee members last Wednesday. “Where we...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee discusses ways to combat Chinese investment tactics and corruption abroad

Senate Foreign Relations Committee discusses ways to combat Chinese investment tactics and corruption abroad

by Julian Andreone | Oct 4, 2023 | Business, Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met Wednesday to evaluate the potential reauthorization of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act.  The BUILD Act, introduced in 2018 by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and co-authored by...
Panetta repeats opposition to further defense budget cuts

Panetta repeats opposition to further defense budget cuts

by Patrick Svitek | Feb 29, 2012 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday told lawmakers he is willing to go only so far in trimming the Pentagon budget to avoid putting the nation at serious risk. Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Panetta reiterated what he said to the...
Republicans and Democrats clash on future of Social Security, Medicare

Republicans and Democrats clash on future of Social Security, Medicare

by Mattias Gugel | Feb 28, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on the House Budget Committee Tuesday agreed on one thing during a two-hour hearing: Health care for the elderly and government-funded retirement benefits are on an unsustainable path. But they couldn’t seem to agree on how to...
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