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Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote
Congress is officially sending a package detailing $9 billion in spending cuts to President Donald Trump’s desk, minutes after midnight on Friday. The bill, called a ‘rescissions package,’ was approved by the House of Representatives in a late-night 216 to 213 vote after intense debate between Republicans and Democrats. Just…
Read More »Trump’s modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks
What can you get for $9.4 billion? 3G Capital recently purchased footwear giant Skechers for $9.4 billion. $9.4 billion could cover your rent for a pretty nice apartment in New York City for more than 40,000 years. Yes, it will just be you and the cockroaches by then. Or, you…
Read More »State Department says US ‘unequivocally condemns’ Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for ‘dialogue’
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States does not support recent Israeli airstrikes on Syria and called for ‘dialogue’ between the two Middle East powers. ‘The United States unequivocally condemns the violence. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire,’…
Read More »PETA applauds GOP lawmakers’ demand to halt NIH funding for ‘cruel’ overseas animal testing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is applauding a letter sent Thursday by Republican lawmakers to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, urging the agency to stop using taxpayer dollars for experiments on animals conducted in foreign laboratories. The letter, signed by Rep. Troy Nehls,…
Read More »Senators push back against Vought’s call for more partisan spending process
Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official’s comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast Thursday morning…
Read More »Johnson demands NARA turn over records related to Biden’s mental ‘decline’ amid Senate probe of ‘cover-up’
Sen. Ron Johnson is demanding the National Archives turn over all records related to former President Joe Biden’s ‘mental and physical health and cognitive decline,’ Fox News Digital has learned. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained a letter Johnson, R-Wis., sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is serving as…
Read More »Biden-era policy indirectly paying for unaccompanied minors’ abortions rescinded by Trump DOJ
The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era legal opinion from the Department of Justice on Thursday that permitted taxpayer dollars to be used for ancillary services associated with helping someone obtain an abortion, such as transportation costs. The policy was particularly used in aiding unaccompanied minor migrants to get abortions, according…
Read More »‘Irrelevant’: Senators push back against Vought’s call for more partisan spending process
Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official’s comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast Thursday morning…
Read More »White House pushes back forcefully on Epstein file criticism: ‘Asinine suggestion’
The White House is pushing back against criticism of the administration’s handling of files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein as figures on both sides of the aisle demand their release. ‘The fact that Democrats have now seized on this as if they ever wanted transparency when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein,…
Read More »Not ‘honest’ news organizations: White House defends yanking $9B ‘worth of crap’ in rescissions package
The White House dismissed comments that the Trump administration’s efforts to yank already approved federal funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting pose a public safety threat. The rescissions package the Senate approved early Thursday pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal…
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