Biden Claims Credit for Ceasefire, but Trump’s Special Envoy Reportedly Led Talks

While President Joe Biden claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly led key negotiations last week. At a news conference Wednesday, Biden praised national security officials who had been unable to reach a deal for months, but one reporter asked whether Biden or […]

Biden on if Trump will get credit over him for ceasefire deal: 'Is that a joke?'

President Biden brushed aside questions about who took credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas signed on Wednesday. “Are you kidding me?” Biden said when asked by reporters whether he or President-elect Trump would be judged more favorably on the deal that could end the 15-month conflict in Gaza. President Trump publicly celebrated […]

Democrats prepare for Affordable Care Act tax credit fight

Click here for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text   Lawmakers ask FTC to release updated report on pharmacy benefit managers A bipartisan group of bicameral senators is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to vote in favor of releasing a preliminary staff report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). […]

Warren questions Trump IRS nominee's experience, promotion of tax credit

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday expressed concerns about President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and responded to the president-elect's past experience and push for tax credits during the pandemic. I asked for In a letter to former Rep. Billy Long (R-Missouri), who was nominated by Trump, Warren wrote that she […]

Here's what you need to know about credit card defaults – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are increasingly defaulting on their credit cards, reaching their highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults soared to a record $46 billion from January to September 2024, the Financial Times reported, citing data analyzed by BankRegData. high level credit card debt Inflation and high inflation have left many […]