Ben Scheffer

The Senate is planning to vote on Build Back Better despite Sen. Joe Manchin, D- W. Va., saying he will not vote for the package.

Oracle will buy electronic medical company Cerner for $28.3 billion in the company's largest deal.

Sen. Joe Manchin has not yet declared his support for the Build Back Better bill as Democrats struggle to pass the legislation before Christmas. The key holdup is extending the child tax credit for another year.

President Biden promised he'll push to pass police reform and to expand voting rights in a speech to South Carolina State University graduates.

President Biden has been facing pressure to cancel student loan debt as the federal moratorium is set to expire in February.

Extreme winds have killed 5 people in the Midwest as 59 hurricane-like wind gusts and 20 tornadoes were reported on Thursday.

President Biden signed a debt ceiling bill into law raising the nation's borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion thus avoiding a historic debt default that would have resulted in a recession.

The Biden administration announced its plan to replace all lead pipes in an effort to eliminate lead from drinking water and alleviate the damage felt in communities like Flint, Michigan.

The coronavirus pandemic caused U.S. healthcare spending to rise $4 trillion in 2020 and nearly twice per capita than any other country.

The US will soon see a surge in Omicron and Delta variant cases in the coming weeks but the severity of the Omicron variant remains unclear.

The Senate passed a $770 billion defense bill aimed to increase pay for military members, provide aid to Ukraine, study the Afghanistan war, and overhaul the military justice system.

The House voted to pass Rep. Ilhan Omar's anti-islamophobia bill which would work to combat islamophobia worldwide.

The treatment is called Paxlovid and it could be available in the U.S. before the end of 2021.

The former New York governor was ordered by a state ethics commission to return the $5 million book payment he received after an investigation found he violated state laws.

Congressional Democrats will vote Tuesday to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion, raising the limit until early 2023 and avoiding the nation's first debt default.

President Biden will visit Kentucky on Wednesday after a series of at least 30 tornadoes ripped across six different states killing dozens of people.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has reinstated an indoor mask mandate effective Dec. 13 unil Jan. 15 to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant.

President Biden gave a eulogy to the late Senator Bob Dole, saying, “America has lost one of our greatest patriots."

Consumer Sentiment has risen to 70.4 from 67.4 this December with economic conditions and index of consumer expectations also rising during the holiday season.

Google announced they won't be raising pay to match inflation citing company benefits and that they will raise wages based on performance.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced state businesses will be able to pay state fees in cryptocurrency in 2022 in an effort to grow the crypto market in the state of Florida.

Former '19 Kids & Counting' star Josh Duggar has been found guilty of possession of child pornography and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

President Biden says he won't send US troops to Ukraine if the current conflict with Russian leader Vladamir Putin escalates.

Amazon Web Service suffered a power outage causing delays with payment apps, streaming services, and disrupting the workday of Amazon employees.

The Senate is expected to overturn President Biden's executive order that mandates businesses with 100 or more employees to require vaccines or weekly testing and mask mandates in a bipartisan resolution.

The job market grew in October with 11 million job openings as 4.2 million quit their jobs and another 1.4 million were laid off.

Congressional Democrats have proposed a plan to raise the national debt ceiling by tying it to a bill that would prevent automatic Medicare cuts.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Biden administration announced the US will spend an additional $315 million to distribute vaccines around the world bringing much-needed aid to developing countries facing the worst of the pandemic.