Government report: Budget deficit to rise to $544B this year
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report estimates that this year's budget deficit will rise to $544 billion, an increase over prior estimates that can be attributed largely to tax cuts and spending increases passed by Congress last month. The estimate from the Congressional Budget Office also sees the economy growing at a significantly slower…
Read MoreFlorida lawmaker swears it off fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Rep. David Jolly promises not to ask for money. The Republican, who is running in one of the year's most competitive - and expensive - Senate races, says that as of this month he personally has sworn off fundraising. He's leaving that duty to his professional campaign fundraisers, vowing not to…
Read More6 dogs run into highway lanes following California car chase
Traffic was stopped as officers rounded up the animals
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