Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting Tuesday to discuss the U.S. jobs and inflation outlook and craft a policy response that could edge the central bank closer to dialing down its support for the economy.

Victoria police said several people were arrested after hundreds turned out in protest against vaccine requirement.

The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they would aim to continue funding the government and increase its borrowing authority in a single bill in coming days, setting up a showdown with Republicans who have vowed not to approve more debt.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that Democrats will include a suspension of the debt limit to 2022 in legislation to fund the federal government.

The government could technically mint a coin and decide it's worth $1 trillion. No more debt ceiling stand-off.

Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words.

McConnell is determined to resist Democratic pressure to raise the debt ceiling alongside them. The showdown could derail the economic recovery.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged the business community on Tuesday to start weighing in with Republicans on the dangers of not raising the debt ceiling to avoid a government default or partial government shutdown.

The prosecutors and their witnesses repeatedly brought up trafficking, despite no trafficking charges against founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin.

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Schools reopened after 543 days of closure as country's virus situation eases and more people are vaccinated.

Congress is approaching hard deadlines on the debt ceiling and funding the government, at the same time Democrats are focused on passing spending bills.

U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all federal workers and vaccines or testing for employees of large companies drew protests on Thursday from congressional Republicans who accused him of overstepping his authority.

Republicans are digging in on their opposition to help Democrats renew the US' ability to pay its bills ahead of a potential default in October.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday again urged Congress to tackle the nation's debt ceiling, saying it was unclear how long Treasury's efforts to temporarily finance the U.S. government would last and citing ongoing economic worries over the pa…

The White House is seeking $6.4 billion for Afghan resettlement one week after the U.S. ended ended its military effort in Afghanistan.

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters

After a summer in which stocks have hit a seemingly never-ending run of record highs, September brings a series of monetary and political events that could jolt investors out of their complacency.

Democrats and Republicans will start what could become a monumental game of chicken this month over raising the limit on U.S. government borrowing, as Congress attempts to avert an historic debt default.

Democrats and Republicans will start what could become a monumental game of chicken this month over raising the limit on U.S. government borrowing, as Congress attempts to avert an historic debt default.

Mexican mining companies face "major delays" with environmental and water permits, the head of sector chamber Camimex said on Monday, as the metals sector seeks to boost operations in the one of the country's biggest industries.

After a summer in which stocks have hit a seemingly never-ending run of record highs, September brings a series of monetary and political events that could jolt investors out of their complacency.

What are the lessons of the coronavirus pandemic? It may seem far too early to be asking that question. After all, Covid-19 is far from over. Around 100,000 Americans are in hospital with the virus. Countries like Australia are still effectively cut off from …

"Equity markets are priced for perfection in a world that remains distinctly imperfect," DataTrek said.

The number of government-led internet shutdowns has exploded over the last decade as states seek to stifle dissent and protest by limiting citizens’ access to the web. Nearly 850 intentional shutdowns have been recorded over the past 10 years by nonprofit Ac…

RT @SSscoop475: Odds of a Government Shutdown in September Are Rising Fast! The Fascist GOP's Caucus's likely2 cause a Fall Gov Shut Down&…

Odds of a Government Shutdown in September Are Rising Fast! The Fascist GOP's Caucus's likely2 cause a Fall Gov Shut Down& they've got no good options either!https://t.co/S4igapgTg0!

RT @claireluvsbearz: McCarthy has zero influence over the Freedom Caucus. They are like angry children trying to jam their garbage into the…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @claireluvsbearz: McCarthy has zero influence over the Freedom Caucus. They are like angry children trying to jam their garbage into the…

RT @claireluvsbearz: McCarthy has zero influence over the Freedom Caucus. They are like angry children trying to jam their garbage into the…

RT @Meidas_LaurenA: House GOP conservatives send McCarthy an ultimatum on funding the government. Led by Reps. Scott Perry and Chip Roy, t…

RT @Wealth_Theory: Banking Crisis explained simply: We’ve printed money into a fractionally reserved ponzi for decades. The hubris got so…

RT @claireluvsbearz: McCarthy has zero influence over the Freedom Caucus. They are like angry children trying to jam their garbage into the…

RT @claireluvsbearz: McCarthy has zero influence over the Freedom Caucus. They are like angry children trying to jam their garbage into the…

https://t.co/JKxmPMwWQw And if @SpeakerMcCarthy's GOP-led House hurt the working class, they'll know who to blame. That has proven true just from the previous debt ceiling stand-off and how, in a red state, so much of the ire was aimed at Congress by the people in my state.

RT @RealMartyT7: House GOP conservatives send McCarthy an ultimatum on funding the government https://t.co/SjzEh6EDGQ via @nbcnews House…

RT @MaimoWajiri: After winning fight against LGBTQ.... The Uganda government has vowed to shutdown pornographic sites

RT @Safelanding: 21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations https://t.co/Ko1lfLDb5k EX…

RT @culo_ur: Seriously? https://t.co/Ff0I8cpOdZ

RT @culo_ur: Seriously? https://t.co/Ff0I8cpOdZ

Seriously? https://t.co/Ff0I8cpOdZ

Odds of a government shutdown in September are rising fast https://t.co/tr7w4WFBRG |

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @RealMartyT7: House GOP conservatives send McCarthy an ultimatum on funding the government https://t.co/SjzEh6EDGQ via @nbcnews House…

A collision course over government funding raises fears of a shutdown - NBC News https://t.co/X1co7vzwSy

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @RealMartyT7: House GOP conservatives send McCarthy an ultimatum on funding the government https://t.co/SjzEh6EDGQ via @nbcnews House…

RT @susanmcgraw88: The GOP is gunning for McCarthy-and in the process, attempting to strangle the government and, ultimately, our country-…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @torxie: 21 far-right Republicans demand Kevin McCarthy shutdown the government in budget negotiations https://t.co/zAnLsmOhUp

The Government of India must use AI to monitor teachings in Engineering colleges and shutdown all colleges where there is lack of staff or having staffs who do not know the subject matter. They must close those colleges where gangrapes have taken place during project trips.

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @RealMartyT7: House GOP conservatives send McCarthy an ultimatum on funding the government https://t.co/SjzEh6EDGQ via @nbcnews House…

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @RepSpanberger: A government shutdown is unacceptable — and it is unacceptable that any of my Republican colleagues are willing to use a…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @PuckNews: Legislators are bracing for a looming government shutdown and a snowballing mass-impeachment fantasy. @tina_nguyen and @abby…

RT @Recook63Russell: Exactly Right & The Current Government Administration is taking advantage of this by committing NATO to several other…