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U.S. Opens Fiscal Year With Record $404 Billion October Deficit
Spending hit $773 billion and receipts fell to $369 billion as the federal deficit reached a record for October, Treasury data show.
Wholesale Prices Jump 6.5% in a Year, Most Since 2022
Producer prices rose 0.3% in October and 6.5% from a year earlier, the BLS said, keeping a December Fed rate hike firmly in view.
Trump, Schiff Back Federal Film Tax Incentive After Voight Meeting
Trump urged Congress to pass a federal film and TV tax incentive after meeting Jon Voight, and Sen. Adam Schiff said it shouldn't wait until January.
Tanker Slams Docked Cruise Ship in New Orleans; All Aboard Survive
A tanker hit a docked riverboat on the Mississippi in New Orleans, capsizing it. Officials say everyone survived and 32 were hospitalized.
Trump to Meet Xi and Putin in China Next Week, White House Says
The White House says President Trump will hold an unprecedented three-way meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen on Nov. 19.
Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Banking Panel on Nvidia Dec. 10
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will appear before the Senate Banking Committee after bipartisan pressure over Nvidia and chip export controls.
Miller Memo: White House Staff Need OK to Meet With Lobbyists
A memo from Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's office requires White House Counsel approval before staff meet registered lobbyists on the complex.
FAA Halts Flights Nationwide Over Air Traffic Communications Outage
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said there is no indication of an attack as the FAA grounded departures at U.S. airports over a communications failure.
Congress’s Top Doctor, a Navy Admiral, Resigns Amid Misconduct Probe
Rear Adm. Brian Monahan stepped down as a Pentagon watchdog found Congress's Navy-run medical office lacked oversight of care and drugs.
Jacksonville Pharmacy Owner Charged in $51M HIV Drug Fraud Scheme
Prosecutors say marketers offered free phones in low-income areas to harvest insurance data for bogus HIV prescriptions.
White House Counsel Warns Garcia Probes May Cross Into ‘Criminality’
Will Scharf told the incoming Oversight chair that some planned probes could cross a legal line. Garcia says Democrats won't be deterred.
Army Names Officer Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner, 41, assigned to a NATO corps in England, was arrested under Britain's National Security Act. He has not been charged.