Biden closes government in honor of Jimmy Carter
President Biden on Monday signed an executive order shutting down all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on January 9, following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. The closure, which Biden described as a “sign of respect” to the 39th president, will go into effect on the day of the late former […]
How to make a government shutdown impossible
In a matter of minutes, the federal government avoided another shutdown. Blame is being leveled again to find out what went wrong. There is no doubt that political polarization, a dysfunctional Congress, and interference from President-elect Trump and Elon Musk are to blame. But the bigger problem is that the budget process is broken and […]
US government formally designates American teacher jailed in Russia as wrongfully detained
The State Department has announced that an American teacher arrested on drug charges at a Russian airport more than three years ago has been found to have been wrongfully detained by the U.S. government. Mark Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after being arrested at a Russian airport in […]
Obama’s Global Engagement Center — the ‘worst offender in US government censorship’ — is officially dead
The Center for Global Engagement, a multi-agency body within the U.S. State Department that has been credibly and repeatedly accused of working with domestic and international organizations to silence conservative voices, has officially disappeared. Agency website now closed — be considered Elon Musk calls the US government the worst offender of censorship and media manipulation […]
DOGE doubles down on eliminating the government agency that's cracking down on overdraft fees – Business Insider
Vivek Ramaswamy further reinforced DOGE's demand for the abolition of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He wrote to X that the CFPB overstepped its authority with recent rules limiting overdraft fees. The CFPB's rules aim to cap, rather than eliminate, bank overdraft fees, saving consumers billions of dollars. Vivek Ramaswamy points to the agency's latest […]
Japanese Government Skeptical of Bitcoin Reserve – U.Today
According to reports, the Japanese government not ready Accepting the idea of adopting Bitcoin as a reserve currency. Satoshi Hamada, a current member of the House of Councilors, recently called on the Japanese government to follow the example of the United States and use part of its foreign exchange reserves to purchase Bitcoin. However, Prime […]
Syrian Christians Demonstrate Against Islamist Rebel Government to Protest Christmas Tree Burning
Hundreds of Christians marched through the streets of Damascus on Tuesday to protest the burning of Christmas trees in a village in central Syria. Christians are highly skeptical of promises by the Islamic rebel leaders who overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad to protect all religious minorities. The protests were sparked by a video on social media […]
Cocaine for moody rats and climate-focused drag show-on-ice top Rand Paul’s annual ‘Festivus’ list of outrageous government waste
According to Sen. Rand Paul's annual Festival Report, the U.S. government wasted more than $1 trillion last year on bizarre and frivolous projects, such as using taxpayer money to turn rats into coke thugs. The Kentucky Republican Party's waste control study, named after the day before the Christmas Eve holiday immortalized on the TV classic […]
US government sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over delivery driver ‘junk fees’
U.S. consumer financial watchdog indicts Walmart (WMT.N), opens in a new tab Employee payments company Branch Messenger on Monday said it forced more than 1 million delivery drivers to use accounts, resulting in more than $10 million in junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in the lawsuit that Walmart told “last mile” drivers […]
French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote | France
France's prime minister has announced a new government, the country's fourth since the start of the year, in hopes that his government will hold off on another no-confidence vote by the bitterly divided parliament. François Bayrou's government is a mix of old and new, and includes some familiar faces. Former Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin has […]