Mayorkas signals FEMA prepared for hurricane season, but needs funding
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said: interview He told The Associated Press that the U.S. is prepared for a severe hurricane and wildfire season, but expressed concern about budget shortfalls. “We expect the Disaster Relief Fund, a critical resource that we use to help affected communities, to be depleted by mid-August. And we need Congress to […]
Boom-and-bust public health funding is holding cities back
On March 1, the Chicago Department of Health was notified that an infant at a Chicago migrant shelter had tested positive for measles. Given the potential for measles to spread rapidly among unvaccinated populations living in crowded conditions, it was time for the Department of Health to mobilize. Within 24 hoursThe city launched a mass […]
Pentagon makes horrifying admission about its funding of Chinese gain-of-function experiments
In the year that millions of people around the world died from a virus thought to have been created at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese scientists in Beijing began working on a more lethal coronavirus variant, GX_P2V, that was 100% fatal in humanized mice and caused primarily late-stage brain infections. Although not formally linked, […]
Conservatives set the stage for another CFPB funding fight
Conservatives appear to be gearing up for a new legal battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding structure, just weeks after the watchdog agency survived a Supreme Court challenge. Established after the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB has faced numerous legal challenges during its short existence. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that […]
Republicans fume over report part of $2.8B Afghan humanitarian funding went to Taliban
House Republicans are furious with the Biden administration over reports that tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid to Afghanistan may have ended up in the hands of the Taliban. At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) said: Chairman’s Statement He listed several State Department expenditures and […]
Crypto startup funding eclipses $100B – Cointelegraph
Since the end of May 2014, over $100 billion has been raised for cryptocurrency startups. Looking back, there have been ups and downs amid regulatory uncertainty and market volatility, but the past four years have seen both upper and lower limits raised, even as peaks and troughs continue. data sauce According to a report by […]
Eyeing Trump presidency, conservatives want to delay funding fight
Some conservatives, optimistic that former President Trump will likely retake the White House in November, have proposed a stopgap budget that would extend into next year rather than expire during the lame-duck session while President Biden is still in office. Parliament’s 12-year budget proposal for fiscal 2025 is due on Sept. 30, but negotiators have […]
Biden’s EPA funding groups that oppose immigration enforcement
The Biden administration quietly diverted $50 million in taxpayer funds that were meant for clean energy to two groups that oppose immigration enforcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the New York Immigration Coalition and the New Jersey Immigrant Justice Alliance as partners to allocate $50 million of the $3 billion set aside for […]
Americans Suffered $7B In Tax Penalties Last Year Following Biden Admin’s Additional Funding Of IRS, Thousands Of Added Positions
(Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke MalloryFriday, June 14, 2024 3:11 PM The Internal Revenue Service reportedly assessed $7 billion in additional tax penalties last year, nearly four times the $1.8 billion it assessed in 2022 following the Biden administration’s push to fund the IRS and beef up enforcement. advertisement In 2022, the Biden […]
Pennsylvania charter schools hit hard in proposed funding formula
A bill that would change the state’s public school funding formula passed the House on Monday, sparking both jubilation and confusion among lawmakers. Supporters call the plan a victory for students whose education has been denied due to economic inequality, but critics point out that 64 of the bill’s 87 pages are focused on cutting […]