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NEW: House fails to pass border security bill with Remain in Mexico policy The GOP led House only managed to get 5 Democrats to join them The GOP-led House failed to pass a border security bill with a two-thirds majority …
The three foreign aid bills would provide $26.4 billion to support Israel, $60.8 billion to bolster Ukraine and $8.1 billion to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, including billions for Taiwan. The Israel measure also includes more than $9.1 billion to …
via Mike Shedlock In a speech that Nikki Haley would endorse 100 percent, Speaker Mike Johnson begs the House to approve more aid to Ukraine and Israel to the tune of $95 billion total. Mike Johnson Gives Impassioned Ukraine Speech …
Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid package will advance to the floor, after Democrats on the Rules Committee stepped in to counter conservative defections. The contentious panel vote tees up the four-bill plan for floor consideration on aid for Ukraine, Israel and …
Sen. J.D. Vance on Wednesday encouraged a group of House Republicans to block debate on their own speaker’s foreign aid plan — an uncommon effort by a member of one chamber to sway policy across the Capitol. Vance (R-Ohio) delivered …
LOS ANGELES — It appears, at first glance, that Democrats couldn’t have scripted it any better — their pathway to reclaiming the House runs straight through deep blue California, which is poised to back President Joe Biden by double digits. …
An 81-year-old man was charged with murder after police said he shot and killed an Uber driver after they were both targeted by a scammer. On March 25, William Brock was called by an unknown person. The person told Brock …
Speaker Johnson is defiant in the face of new calls for him to vacate the Speakership: "I am not resigning and it is in my view an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion when we are simply …
Mike Johnson has reportedly unveiled a plan to pass the legislation after months of impasse US House speaker to put Ukraine aid bill to a vote – media US House Speaker Mike Johnson during an event in Washington, DC on …
Louisiana has been making great legislation lately! The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed Bill 71, which requires all schools that receive state funding to display the Ten Commandments. Bill 71, introduced by Rep. Dodie Horton (R), passed 82-19 and …
Michigan is home to the nation’s “most affordable” community to buy real estate when evaluating ZIP codes with 10,000 or more people. The 48505 ZIP code, located in Flint, has a median home price of $27,703, according to real-estate marketplace …
Women's basketball teams began participating in structured tournament brackets with the inception of the women's NCAA basketball tournament in 1982. — white burgundy wines (@mywhiteburgundy) April 5, 2024
Fox News reports that Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the House select committee on China, is announcing he’s leaving Congress on April 19, which, Elizabeth Elkind points out, will temporarily leave House Republicans with just a one-seat majority. Causing Chad Pergram to ask: Could the …
House Republican lawmakers are pushing to rename Washington DC’s international airport after former president Donald Trump, who is no stranger to having his name plastered onto the side of large buildings. Rep Guy Rechenthaler of Pennsylvania, the party’s chief deputy …
The White House wants US space agency Nasa to develop a new time zone for the Moon – Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC). Because of the different gravitational field strength on the Moon, time moves quicker there relative to Earth – …
They’ll take two burgers and the house to go. Two alleged squatters served up a $25 Shake Shack receipt among several pieces of evidence they claim shows they have legal rights to live in a $930,000 New York home. Rondie …
President Joe Biden told NBC’s Al Roker that his favorite memories from his time at the White House are of his grandchildren ‘sneaking up’ and jumping into bed with him and first lady Jill Biden. Roker interviewed the president and …
This March 31, of course, is Easter. “On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect union — where all people are created equal and …
Journalists in the White House press corps covering President Joe Biden’s administration habitually steal insignia items from Air Force One, four people told West Wing Playbook. The looting reportedly grew to such a degree under Biden’s tenure that the president …
Home Prices rose by 6% year-over-year during January, the fastest increase since January 2022 pic.twitter.com/SxWWnQ4BcA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 27, 2024 Home prices increased at the fastest clip since 2022 at the start of the year, according to …
BREAKING: Dems have FLIPPED this Alabama 10 state House seat tonight by 10 points in a special election. David Cole (R) won this seat in 2022 by 7 points. That’s a 17 point dem swing. Cole resigned last August after …
Wild footage shows inside P. Diddy’s bedroom after Homeland Security RAID on his house ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/xTJ7fgBZHP — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) March 26, 2024
(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The White House suggested on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to manufacture a crisis in US-Israel ties after he canceled plans to send an Israeli delegation to Washington over the Biden administration’s decision to allow …
The classic “American Dream” — marriage, two kids, homes, healthcare, cars and education — is now an estimated $3,455,305 over the course of a lifetime, according to a new study from Investopedia. The key element of the study is that …
“LANSING, Mich – The Office of Global Michigan have rolled out it’s plan to pay Michigan residents $500 per month to house migrants. The website states, “The Newcomer Rental Subsidy program provides Refugees and other Newcomer population-eligible households with rental …
The US House just passed another $1.2 trillion spending bill stuff with pork and earmarks that we cannot afford. This spending bill keeps the border wide open and even funds all of the benefits to the illegal fake refugees. Speaker …
How t F did we get to a place where someone can steal your house and the govt will let it happen! Insane! — 🇺🇸 Pismo 🇺🇸 (@Pismo_B) March 20, 2024
The agreement, the details of which are yet unclear, may not have come in time to prevent vast swaths of the government, including the Homeland Security, Defense and State departments, from at least partially shuttering just after midnight Saturday. The …
via notayesmanseconomics Yesterday evening I stopped to take a look at the twin towers at the Vauxhall end of the Nine Elms development which from the picture in my Instagram feed below look nearly complete. As they have changed hands …
