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The U.S. Department of Agriculture runs a whole host of farm-and-rural programs and subsidies that in practice function as little more than corporate welfare for agribusiness, but one of the most onerous results of the governments persistent interference is that the American sugar market now operates like a federally-sponsored racket, to the benefit of a handful of farmers but the detriment of

President Obama on Monday will call for federal legislation intended to force American companies to be more forthcoming when credit card data and other consumer information are lost in an online breach like the kind that hit Sony, Target and Home Depot last year, White House officials said Sunday.

The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act would demand a single, national standard

Only one employee in the entire federal government lost a job due to sequestration, according to a government audit that found the only permanent cut came at the U.S. Parole Commission, which eliminated one position. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said Wednesday that the audit — performed by the Government Accountability Office and released last month — shows that the worries over

President Trump has delivered a new budget proposal that cuts federal spending and balances the budget. The White House budget office says the plan includes $2.7 trillion in spending cuts and erases the deficit in 15 years.

The national debt topped $22 trillion last month. It has grown to such an extent that some Washington leaders consider the debt to be a threat to national security