New Lesson: Asset classes and types

Defense spending bill forces Israel arms transfers, nixes Ukraine aid

The House moved its first draft of the FY25 defense spending bill, pushing back on President Biden’s Israel arms transfer hold and excluding Ukraine aid.
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?

On June 19, 1865, troops came to Galveston, Texas, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the historic document that freed slaves.
Ask Kevin: Are Medicare Advantage plans advantageous for singles?

A reader making less in retirement wonders if Part B premiums are still worth the extra expense.
Biden rolls out asylum restrictions to help ‘gain control’ of border

The president said he preferred more lasting action via legislation but “Republicans have left me no choice.”