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Earlier this morning, credit ratings agency Moody’s moved one step closer to downgrading the United States’ Aaa rating when it announced the country’s credit rating is under review. The move ramps up pressure on the White House and Congress to reach a deal on raising the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt limit before August 2. Mark […]
If Washington lawmakers cannot come to an agreement on the nation’s operating budget by Friday, the government will be forced to shut down many of its non-essential functions, sending thousands of government employees home without a paycheck. Over 800,000 federal employees were furloughed in the nation’s November 1995 shutdown, and about 284,000 workers were sent […]
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