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House Agriculture Committee Republicans released their plan Monday night to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program to help pay for the GOP’s megabill central to enacting President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The panel’s proposal will hit the $230 billion instructed savings target by forcing states to pay for part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
Gen Z shifted hard towards Trump. 84 of 88 major college campuses saw 18–24 year olds shift right from 2020 to 2024, by an average of 11 points. pic.twitter.com/TDlcooXZcX — Zachary Donnini (@ZacharyDonnini) April 30, 2025
California’s recent minimum wage hike, especially for restaurant workers, has sparked significant challenges for the industry. Restaurant owners, including those at popular chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s, are grappling with operational and financial adjustments to stay competitive while meeting increased labor costs. Who could have predicted that? It’s not like economists have been warning about …
A truth bomb explodes as a man reveals who's truly to blame for the migrant crisis in Chicago! Source: Totbshow, YouTube pic.twitter.com/ew1JqFFEQI — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) March 17, 2024
John Kirby’s acknowledgment that U.S. funding for Ukraine is running out raises concerns about the country’s support. This might suggest a shift in U.S. priorities, with potential implications for Ukraine’s situation in the global context. 🔥MASSIVE🔥 John Kirby admits that funding for Ukraine “is coming to the end of the rope”. It appears the US …
by Michael What is going to happen to our banking system as trillions of dollars worth of commercial real estate loans go bad? Many months ago, I warned that the greatest commercial real estate crisis in U.S. history was coming. At the time, a lot of people didn’t believe me and that was fine. As …