* Spending in presidential and congressional races projected to hit nearly $16B and smash records, new analysis shows - CNN.com

2024 is on tap to become the nation’s most expensive federal election, according to a new analysis from OpenSecrets.

* US Budget Deficit Rises to Highest Level in 3 Years: $1.8 Trillion! - The increase from last year's $1.7T deficit came as tax revenue failed to keep pace with the rising costs of government programs and the mounting interest on the national debt.

* America's reliance on borrowed money to fund its priorities and pay its bills is not expected to end any time soon.

* Both Harris and Trump are proposing policies that, if enacted, would cost trillions of additional dollars over the next decade.

* On Monday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary of the White House, was promoted to the position of senior adviser to the president - AmericaNewsNation.com

Jean-Pierre will assume the position “effective immediately” while continuing to serve as press secretary, ABC News.

* DOJ Arrests Afghan Refugee and ISIS Supporter for Conspiring to Conduct Election Day Attack - Arrived with Tens of Thousands of Unvetted Afghans During Joe Biden’s Botched Withdrawal from Afghanistan!

The Merrick Garland Department of Justice arrested Afghan refugee Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi from Oklahoma City for conspiring to conduct an Election Day attack in November.

* Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, conspired and attempted to provide material support to ISIS and obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on U.S. soil in the name of ISIS.

* GOOGLE BREAK UP? BREAKING: US Justice Department told a federal judge it is considering recommending that Google, $GOOGL, be forced to sell off parts of its operations.