Republicans win faster IRS cuts in funding deal
The $1.66 trillion spending deal announced by Congressional leaders this week will accelerate Republican-backed funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service. The bipartisan agreement would cut $10 billion from the IRS in fiscal year 2024, a year earlier than Democrats and Republicans agreed to in a deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer. The […]
Schumer praises Johnson after spending deal: ‘Decent, respectful guy’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-New York, praised House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, after Congressional leadership reached a new, largest spending deal on Tuesday. “He's a very decent, polite guy, not like those guys who want to be macho or bully or intimidate. He's not that kind of guy,” Schumer said. said at a press […]
Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga agrees to deal with Cubs
The Cubs are increasing their pitching rotation. Left-handed pitcher Shota Imanaga has agreed to a contract with the club. The Post's Jon Heyman confirmed Tuesday.. The news was first reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, who reported that the contract is tentative and that Imanaga is scheduled to undergo a medical exam on Thursday. […]
Chip Roy RIPS into Speaker Johnson’s ‘garbage’ spending deal
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have finally reached an agreement on the next spending bill. But even though Johnson touted the deal as a way to cut spending while avoiding a government shutdown, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is furious. Roy told Glenn Beck that the bill was “a […]
Speaker Johnson faces conservative unrest over funding deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces the difficult task of securing a deal to fund the government to the end amid fierce opposition from conservatives in Congress. The speaker, who was elected only a few months ago after his predecessor was defeated for collaborating with Democrats to fund the government, is now in the House […]
Five things to know about Speaker Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces heat from the party's right wing after striking a deal with Democrats on government funding that conservative hardliners have already dismissed as a “total failure.” are doing. Lawmakers say the bipartisan agreement will provide a framework for negotiators to work on as they craft more than a dozen annual […]
Austin’s Secret Hospitalization Isn’t a Big Deal, He’s ‘an Introvert’ and His Security Knew Where He Was
On CNN's “The Source” broadcast Monday, CNN national security analyst and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the outcry over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization is “a molehill.” “We're making mountains out of them,” he claimed. It was as if he had been spirited away in a secret place. ''And Walter Reed's […]
We’re Having to Deal with ‘Lawlessness’ from Migrants, Biden Is Ignoring Crisis
On Monday's broadcast of Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends First,” New York State Rep. Jamie Williams (D) said the Biden administration is ignoring the national immigration crisis and “is putting myself and my residents at risk.” has become the benefactor of these immigrants' illegal activities.” ” Co-host Todd Pirro said, “I want to talk […]
Lankford: Border deal text unlikely this week
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Monday that border issues have become a top priority for House Republicans as negotiators work on a package that could lift aid to Ukraine. suggested that legislative text for a border deal is unlikely to arrive this week. Lankford, the top Republican negotiator, told reporters that the group made significant […]
White House May Curb ‘Parole’ Migration to Get Deal with GOP
White House officials have hinted that they may comply with demands from Republican politicians to close a parole loophole at the border that has been taken advantage of by about 700,000 economic migrants. “At a White House meeting on Friday, Biden's advisers recognized that a border deal with Republicans is impossible unless the administration agrees […]