Burn pit fund on the chopping block
{beacon} Energy and the environment Energy and the environment Big story Funds for poisoned veterans face chopping blocks Democrats and Veterans Groups It's smoke coming out Regarding provisions from the StopGap federal spending bill passed by lawmakers this week. © (AP Photo/Simon Klingert, File The provision would cut the Bureau of Veterans Affairs (VA) […]
The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
The challenge of restoring financial responsibility will be fully exhibited in the next few monthswThe 2025 House of Representatives Budget resolution passed on February 25th. It set the stage for laws that avoided the Senate's 60-vote threshold and could pass with a simple majority. It does not include any specific changes to spending or taxes, […]
Newsom responds to claims he secretly helped fund bronze bust of himself
California Gov. Gavin Newsom secretly supported his bronze busts inside San Francisco City Hall, responding to claims that he called them “categorically false.” “This effort is decisively false to imply that the governor has personally provided or proposed,” a Newsom spokesman said in a statement in Fox News Digital. “As customary in the city, this […]
Trump administration asks Citibank to freeze $20B for Biden-era climate ‘slush fund’
The Trump administration ordered Citibank to freeze a $20 billion slash fund for the pop-up climate group provided by then-Duck President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency, according to a court application Wednesday. Citibank's lawyers revealed in federal court that the financial institutions had “instructed the EPA and the Treasury Department to “suspend all further spending” […]
House GOP campaign arm targets Dems who voted against Trump-backed bill to fund government
Exclusive – The House GOP Campaign Committee aims to be Congressional Democrats to fund the federal government until September 30th to oppose measures to avoid government shutdowns at the end of this week. The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched digital ads to 35 House Democrats who could face challenging or competitive races in the […]
House GOP Unveils ‘Clean’ Text To Fund Government While Democrats Threaten Shutdown
House Republican leaders released textbooks on the bill on Saturday, providing funding to the government until September, avoiding the government's closures set since midnight on March 14th. Page 99 suspension funds invoiceknown as a continuous solution (CR), it will fund government operations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Government funding plans are widespread backing […]
3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government
The government will close next Saturday morning, unless Congress recovers funding measures by the end of the week and sets up the first big legislative spending battle for President Trump's second term. The speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA.) is set to advance with a stop-gap measurement, also known as Continuous Resolution (CR), which runs on September […]
Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense
Republicans are raising concerns about what Trump-backed strategies are concerned about, which could mean the threat of government shutdown next week for defense programs over the next six months. This week, President Trump touted a clean six-month continuous resolution (CR) to help Republicans “have effectively freeze this year” for government programs, while also allowing Republicans […]
Alan Dershowitz Says No Legal Ground For Schools To Sue Trump As Taxpayer Money Must Not Fund Political Programs
In an ongoing debate about academia's political bias, lawyer Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax Friday that there is no legal basis for the university to use taxpayer funds to support political programs. Following allegations of anti-Semitism and pro-Hamas protests at Columbia University, the Trump administration reportedly has decided to cut $400 million in federal funds to […]
Why We Upgraded This Fidelity Equity Fund to Gold – Morningstar
Increased confidence in Ramona Persaud, FEQIX Manager at Fidelity Equity-Income, increased the upgrade of the process pillar from above average, increasing Morningstar medalist ratings to gold from silver. Persaud has climbed the ladder since joining Fidelity in 2003. She managed sector funds and international dividend funds for over a decade. She worked on the fund […]