U.S. Borrowing Tops $1.9 Trillion So Far This Year

The federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion in the first eleven months of fiscal year 2024, including $380 billion in August, a startling amount as federal watchdogs sound the alarm on spending.

Missouri Supreme Court Allows Abortion Rights Measure on November Ballot

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday (September 10) that the upcoming November 5 ballot will contain Amendment 3, a measure that would enshrine the right to abortion up to viability in the state constitution, the Missouri Independent (MI) reports. Allowing voters to decide the issue, Missouri’s highest court reversed a lower court’s ruling that Amendment 3 should be removed from the ballot.

Trump, Harris Exchange Barbs in Heated Presidential Debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on the debate stage in Philadelphia Tuesday evening, a major moment in a campaign that is evenly tied nationally and in the swing states.

Massie: SAVE Act Won’t Be Signed Into Law

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, said on Monday he wouldn’t be voting for a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government, saying any debate or perceived fight over funding issues between Republicans and Democrats is “political theater.”

IG: ICE Incapable of Monitoring Unaccompanied Minors Released Into US

The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a management alert to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make it aware of an urgent issue: ICE is incapable of monitoring hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children (UACs) released into the country by the Biden-Harris administration.

Newsom Vetoes Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Taxpayer-Funded Down Payments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to use the state’s taxpayer funded home down payment equity exchange program that would have provided up to $150,000 to qualifying illegal immigrant homebuyers. Newsom’s veto cited the program’s “finite funding,” which received no money this year and ran out of funding in 11 days last year, and the state’s budget situation, which required the cutting, shifting, and deferral of spending by $47 billion this year.

US Trade Deficit at Highest Level in Over Two Years

Following a recent surge in imports, the US trade deficit reached its highest level in over two years, Reuters reports. Countries incur a trade deficit when the value of their imports is higher than the value of their exports.

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