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The State Department has disclosed that 90% of funds allocated through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) failed to reach their intended recipients. The revelation came during a July 2 briefing, where spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that “the amount of fraud is mind-boggling.” The figure refers to foreign aid disbursed over multiple years, much …
Republicans finally got their “big, beautiful bill” across the finish line. Now they’re turning to their next urgent tasks: codifying billions in spending cuts and avoiding a government shutdown. The Senate plans to vote no earlier than next week on President Donald Trump’s request for lawmakers to scrap $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for …
In its strike on Iran, Vance says the US proved that it “could fly a bunker buster bomb from Missouri to Iran completely undetected without landing once on the ground, and [that it] can destroy whatever nuclear capacity [Iran] builds up. “I think that lesson is what’s going to teach them not to rebuild their …
by Michael Events are moving so rapidly in the Middle East now that it is almost impossible to keep up with it all. We are literally watching history in the making, and our world is going to be a much different place once this is all over. There are some allies of President Trump that are …
The IMF projects the overall U.S. federal deficit will dip to 6.5% of gross domestic product this year, down from 7.3% in 2024 The multinational fund cited increased tariff revenues for the decline The IMF highlighted uncertainty surrounding the rollout of higher tariffs and potential revenue increases The International Monetary Fund forecasts U.S. tariffs will …
The United States has presented Ukraine with a so-called “final” peace proposal, which involves recognising Crimea as part of Russia and unofficially acknowledging Russian control over almost all territories occupied since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Source: Axios, citing sources directly familiar with the proposal Quote: “The one-page document the US presented …
Some House GOP budget holdouts cave after White House meeting, but not enough https://t.co/JmQ5jSssko — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 9, 2025 A handful of Republicans withholding support for a GOP budget resolution changed their minds after meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, but not enough movement to secure passage in the House. Before the …
Reminder that 4chan is always right. Most of the time. byu/External-Noise-4832 inconspiracy
What you need to know President Donald Trump is set to unveil new tariffs today at the White House. Trump is expected to detail sweeping new levies on goods imported into the United States at a Rose Garden event at 4 p.m. ET. The White House is calling the new tariff rollout “Make America Wealthy …
When Martin Lee, leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party and the city’s best-known politician, spoke on the night Britain handed the colony to China, he pledged to fight for a democratic future. “The flame of democracy has been ignited and is burning in the hearts of our people,” he said. “It will not be extinguished. …
Joe Biden’s Final Jobs Report is a disaster. Every single month of 2024 was revised down and Philly Fed says that there are at least 800,000 fake jobs still to be removed. 70% of all jobs created were government related under the “Welfare Industrial Complex”. All of this was paid for by your tax dollars. …
Will the coast be toast? An increase in seismic activity has prompted predictions that a mile-wide submarine volcano named the Axial Seamount will erupt near the United States West Coast by year’s end. “The eruptions are pretty big,” Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist at Oregon State University who studies the fire-spouting formation, told KOIN. Located 300 …
federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report summarizing findings from his investigations into President-elect Trump. Why it matters: It’s a win for Trump, who fought the release of the report on his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election and handling of classified documents. U.S. District Judge …
The MTA is putting ink to paper its final budget for 2025, and next year could cost riders more to take the rails. The $20 billion budget includes a summer fare hike, and that’s on top of congestion pricing that is set to begin just after the start of the new year. NBC New York’s …
Source – The Biden administration is planning to announce in the coming days its final aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) worth around $1.2 billion, Reuters reported on Dec. 20, citing unnamed sources. The U.S. provided more than $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine under the Biden administration. The USAI is a …
Every financial bubble in history, from the Tulip Mania of the 1600s to the 2008 housing crash, has followed the same cycle: euphoria, denial, panic, and collapse. In this video, I break down exactly where we are in today’s bubble, how speculative growth and market concentration are fueling delusion, and why the collapse is already …
by confoundedinterest17 It is the Biden Boogie! Joe Biden is leaving the Presidency with an attrocious record. While saying he is leaving Trump with the strongest economy in modern times, the is actually leaving Trump and Republicans with a hollow shell for an economy. It is the final punch in the jaw from an angry, failed …
Democrats won the final uncalled U.S. House race in California on Tuesday, ensuring Republicans will have a painfully miniscule majority next year. Why it matters: This could cause all kinds of problems for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President-elect Trump as they try to quickly pass a sweeping conservative policy agenda through Congress. Democrats …
Enjoy the final weeks of elevated equity prices and narrow credit spreads, before a reversion to the mean. Only a miracle can fix this chart. pic.twitter.com/bS0iiblkmg — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) December 2, 2024 The Monday after Thanksgiving in 2021 was an up day. It was the last chance to get out. pic.twitter.com/pULj8PJcRf — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) …
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Trump https://twitter.com/_/status/1852919539018899887 Kamala 🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: KAMALA HARRIS ANNOUNCES HER FINAL DAY CAMPAIGNING WILL BE 3 RALLIES ALL IN PENNSYLVANIA — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) November 3, 2024 h/t Dodger007
Polymarket panic sellers look pretty stupid right about now 🤣 AtlasIntel was the most accurate pollster last election. If everyone votes, Trump wins in historic fashion! — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) November 3, 2024
#NEW FINAL NATIONAL poll 🔴 Trump: 48% (+2)🔵 Harris: 46%🟢 Other: 3%🟡 Undecided: 2%@Rasmussen_Poll | 10/24, 27-28 | N=2,369LV — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 30, 2024 Former President Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential contest 50%-48%, according to a new Fox News national survey. That’s a reversal from last month, …
Donald Trump has overtaken Kamala Harris in the final DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners national poll before Election Day, with the former president holding a three-point lead over the vice president. Both candidates have shored up their bases, but Trump has done better at picking up support from independents and undecided voters in the final push, according to …
Doesnt it make more sense to just make the next assignments harder? I’ve never seen this kind of policy anywhere. h/t ybaemarb
It’s all over … “Britney Spears baffled fans by declaring she ‘married’ herself while posing in a wedding dress and veil, one year after her divorce from Sam Asghari. The pop superstar, 42, took to her Instagram on Sunday with a video of her in a white silk wedding dress and a matching lace veil. …
This may end up being the final straw for what’s left of the global economy. With more highly negative signals from copper, gold, oil and swaps, even bond spreads here, we’re getting more impressions that the part rolling recession is now rolling right on into the full thing. If this one goes, that’s usually it. …
Yup! This is what happens to all TDS sufferers!pic.twitter.com/KFrpBD5T36 — Clyp Keeper (@DGrayTexas45) October 15, 2024 Elon Musk says Rachel Maddow and Mark Cuban remind him of a Iesbian couple from Portland Never deleting this app 🤣 pic.twitter.com/TDMZn6fOrv — TaraBull (@TaraBull) October 16, 2024
