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The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan passed a special defense budget totaling 780 billion NTD ($25 billion USD) to counter rising PRC aggression. The funding is split into two rounds, with 300 billion NTD allocated for immediate purchases of HIMARS, M109A7 howitzers, and Javelin missiles. The second round of 480 billion NTD focuses on anti-ballistic missile systems …
WATCH 🚨 Incredible — personal iPhone footage from astronaut Reid Wiseman shows Earth setting behind the Moon as he passes along its far side. pic.twitter.com/83jUUaJimN — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 20, 2026 Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist …
House Republicans have teed up a vote Friday night on a stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at fiscal year 2025 levels for an additional eight weeks, after their stunning rebuke of a Senate-passed deal to fund most of the department. The bill is expected to pass, assuming the GOP doesn’t …
After 42 days of infighting on Capitol Hill and growing security lines at airports, the Senate early Friday morning approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, the first — yet significant — step in ending the shutdown at the sprawling agency. Next stop is the House of Representatives, which could …
Trump says that he won't be signing any bills until SAVE act is passed https://t.co/3by3bFkM3t — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) March 8, 2026 President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Sunday that he would not sign any bills into law until the US Senate passes the SAVE Act, also known as the …
The progressive champion is injecting himself into a high-wattage fight over a proposed tax on billionaires. LOS ANGELES — Blasting billionaires as “oligarchs” whose “greed and arrogance and moral turpitude” threaten American society, Bernie Sanders rallied support here Wednesday night for a proposed wealth tax roiling politics in California. “Do you know what the most …
🚨 BREAKING: The House narrowly passed the SAVE America Act in a 216–215 vote, mandating voter ID and proof of citizenship for federal elections, with Rep. Thomas Massie casting the lone Republican vote against it. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration. pic.twitter.com/ybHfKlIz7S — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 11, 2026 There’s a false rumor …
The House passed a bill to end the partial government shutdown Tuesday afternoon, cleared by a bipartisan vote under the insistence of President Donald Trump. The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential …
What a joke 🤦♂️ what are we up to now with this being tacked on $39.7 Trillion dollars in debt? pic.twitter.com/ZFD02zz7AP — Paulie1776 ⓋET 🇺🇸 (@SPAULIE76) January 22, 2026 JUST IN – U.S. House passes additional $1,200,000,000,000 trillion spending package for the Pentagon, Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security Department — AP …
🚨 BREAKING: House Oversight PASSES bipartisan resolutions holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying congressional subpoenas on the Epstein probe. Accountability is here. No one is above the law. The resolutions are now sent to the House. Why wasn’t… pic.twitter.com/DCOYiM3w3j — snooze (@snooze06155136) January 22, 2026 The House Oversight Committee voted …
A tight vote, but they just handed Americans a new way to beat high premiums. BREAKING 🅱️ US House ADVANCES GOP healthcare bill that lets people buy insurance in groups to save money on premiums, WITHOUT Democrats' ACA subsidies extension for Big, Rich Insurance. Allows Americans to band together in groups for cheaper insurance premiums, …
The mayor of San Francisco discreetly approved a bill to create a fund that may eventually grant each of the city’s eligible black residents $5 million in reparations. Mayor Daniel Lurie quietly signed the incredibly divisive Reparations Bill just two days before Christmas. The ordinance establishes a reparations fund, as recommended by the city’s African …
A $900 billion defense bill, one of the largest in U.S. history, passed the House 312 to 112 with broad bipartisan support, funding the Pentagon for fiscal 2026 with major increases for AI and cyber defense, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific security, hypersonic weapons, missile defense, naval shipbuilding, and pay raises for service members. 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: HOUSE …
BREAKING: Odds the House passes a bill to release the Epstein files surge to 98% pic.twitter.com/NDNUiJG2Hv — Kalshi (@Kalshi) November 17, 2025
JUST IN – Trump's Pentagon confiscates "virtually every" major media organization's press passes for refusing to sign on to new Department of War media policy. pic.twitter.com/Z4WKuOOsey — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 15, 2025 ABC News captured a picture of journalists with CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC, and over a dozen other media outlets from across the political …
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a resolution to create a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.” The day would be observed on his birthday, October 14. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/b1uGQfmXll — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 18, 2025 “Charlie worked to make our nation a better place in his 31 years before he was lost …
BREAKING: The Texas Senate has PASSED the new state redistricting map, which adds 5 Republican seats. Democrats staged a walkout in protest. The map must now pass the Texas House, which currently has no quorum due to Texas House Democrats fleeing the state. pic.twitter.com/PIIC2CvPeY — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 12, 2025 Texas taking out the trash! …
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development finalized a rule package that rural counties are calling a death sentence. The Farm and Forest Modernization Rules take effect in January 2025. The state says it is about preserving farmland. On the ground, farmers say it is a chokehold. The rules hit agritourism first. Farm stands can …
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CNN ran a segment on an app called ICEBlock. It lets users mark the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a live map. No logins. No tracking. Just anonymous pins. The developer calls it a digital alert system. Homeland Security calls it obstruction. Kristi Noem, the current Secretary of Homeland Security, posted the …
🚨 U.S. House passes a bill that ensures illegal aliens who drive drunk get deported, 246-160. This is what I voted for. pic.twitter.com/djyzW8UjOQ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 26, 2025
Connecticut lawmakers have drawn a hard line against cryptocurrency, passing HB7082, a bill that bans the state from accepting, holding, or investing in Bitcoin or any virtual currency. The legislation, now signed into law, eliminates any government involvement in digital assets, cutting off state agencies from using crypto for transactions or reserves. The bill’s language …
The House has passed legislation that would ward off noncitizens from receiving Small Business Administration loans, bringing agency-driven SBA policy shifts from earlier this year a step closer to codification into law. The bill passed Friday 217-190, with eight Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. If passed by the Senate and signed by …
by Mike Shedlock With benefits, the effective wage is $38.35. This is inflationary. New Minimum Wage AI Overview Los Angeles is moving towards a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers by 2028, a move supported by unions and some council members who believe it will benefit the local economy. The city council passed …
The House has narrowly passed a sweeping Republican-backed spending bill, marking one of the most significant fiscal moves in recent history. The legislation, championed by President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, extends the 2017 tax cuts, injects billions into defense and border security, and slashes funding for Medicaid and clean energy programs. The bill’s passage …
In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, giving its official stamp of approval to an idea that has gained traction since President Donald Trump campaigned on it last year. The legislation would create a tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips, limited to cash …
Moskowitz: If Elon Musk and DOGE has found all this fraud, waste, and abuse, well, then, we can't fund the government by CR because the CR would refund all of that waste, fraud, and abuse. Which means the only way to fund the government is to fund it by individual spending… pic.twitter.com/5yly2u3p9v — Acyn (@Acyn) …
U.S. House PASSES Laken Riley Act, 264-159. Goes now to the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com/qXkTvekj8Q — CSPAN (@cspan) January 7, 2025 The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday in a 264 – 159 vote. 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats voted in favor of deporting criminal aliens. 159 America-hating Democrats voted against it …
The House passed a stopgap package Friday evening that pushes the government funding deadline to March, as Congress races to avoid a looming deadline that would shut down the government in six hours. The package passed 366-34, with the support of 196 Democrats and 170 Republicans. It now moves to the Senate, where leaders are …
The law will make social media platforms liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (£25m) if they don’t systemically stop children younger than 16 from holding accounts. Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts. The legislation is set to come into force in …