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US top official heading to Europe over more Russia sanctions
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen
The US Treasury Department says a top official is heading to Europe this week to discuss a possible new round of sanctions against Russia.
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, David S. Cohen will visit Germany, France and Britain to examine more severe sanctions against Russia in talks with European partners,...
US debt surges $328 billion in single day, surpassing $17 trillion for first time
Just one day after President Barack Obama signed into law a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown and avoid default, the US debt surged a record $328 billion, the first day the government was able to borrow money.
Fasten your seatbelt, because the US debt rate is racing out of control and nobody seems to know where or when the spending will end: The US debt now equals $17.075 trillion, according...
Massive IRS Fraud Scheme Allows Illegals to Grab Billions
Alex Jones covers the discovery by Treasury Department investigators that has rooted out an IRS fraud scheme that allows illegals to collect billions in tax refunds, the AP reported on August 8: IRS discouraged fraud detection in ID program
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Obama to propose new financial regulator, stronger Fed
The Obama administration is proposing the broadest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression, calling for the elimination of some bank regulators and giving the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve vast new authority.
“We are going to put forward a very strong set of regulatory measures we think can prevent this kind of crisis from happening again,” President Barack...