VA budget shortfall could deepen 2025 funding headaches

The $12 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could further complicate an already heated partisan fight over how to fund the government’s 2025 budget. There is already a gap between the spending amounts in the budget drafted by House Republicans and what Democrats say should be spent, taking into account a side […]

Senator negotiators advance more than $1 trillion in 2025 government funding

Senate negotiators voted Thursday to frontload more than $1 trillion in fiscal 2025 government funding, passing four spending bills with overwhelming bipartisan support. The powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the bill, which provides funding for the departments of Defense, Energy, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education, as well as financial services, […]

Homeland Security funding bill sputters in Senate 

Senate negotiators are delaying consideration of a full-year budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as both sides struggle to find a bipartisan agreement. The powerful Senate Appropriations Committee is working to pass all 12 full-year bills and is scheduled to take up the bill Thursday along with four other full-year budget measures. “Over […]

Citizens United and GOP states file FEC complaint over Biden-Harris funding transfer

Citizens United and 16 GOP-led states filed a Federal Election Commission complaint Thursday accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly taking over President Joe Biden‘s campaign funds after he withdrew from the race. The complaint asks the FEC’s six-person commission, which is evenly divided between Democratic and Republican members, to prevent Harris from “using her […]

Anti-Israel Protests ‘Largely Peaceful’, Iran Is Funding ‘Some’ of Them

During Thursday’s NewsNation “On Balance” broadcast, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby acknowledged that while some of the protests against Israel have been funded and encouraged by Iran, Iran is not behind them. The White House condemned the actions of those protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, saying, “There are many Americans […]

Anti-Gun Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Funding Paul Ryan ‘Clone’ Roger Roth in Wisconsin

Former Wisconsin Sen. Roger Ross (R-Wis.), whom former President Donald Trump called a “clone” of former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), is backed by anti-Second Amendment activist and left-wing billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Breitbart News reported how Ross worked to defeat Tony Weed, a Trump-backed candidate, in the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. […]

Tax system goes digital after IRS funding boost

The initial $80 billion funding boost to the IRS, passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), will move much of the U.S.’s vast tax system online and digitize much of the IRS’s internal operations. The latest update to the IRS’ Increased Funding Plan indicates that while the tax system remains as […]