Fight over spending stopgap foreshadows funding challenges in new Congress
This month's chaotic government shutdown battle foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans may face next year, as the major funding test awaits the incoming Republican trifecta. Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week, but not without some drama. While Republican leaders have struggled to meet President-elect Trump's tough demands, they have managed to […]
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s ‘important’ reason for spending Christmas at home in California revealed
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan reportedly prioritized their children when they decided to spend Christmas at their home in California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a holiday at their home in the exclusive enclave of Montecito with their son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3. Royal biographer Ingrid Seward said the […]
Wild thriving despite spending huge chunk of cap on buyouts
So now The debate over how much of the cap money teams can spend on goaltenders has died down following Igor Shesterkin's contract extension, and the question now is how much of the cap teams can spend on goaltenders. The question is whether they can use the money for a buyout and become a legitimate […]
Holiday spending on track to reach record-breaking heights
Americans are spending record amounts this holiday season, and credit card debt is now at an all-time high. Consumers spent $989 billion in the past two months and are “clearly on track” to smash record spending levels, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. “Growing jobs and wages, moderate inflation, and strong balance […]
Elon Musk Urges Supporters to Stop Donating to Wikipedia over Massive DEI Spending
Elon Musk has named his online encyclopedia “Walkpedia” and moved to Wikipedia as he claims he plans to spend more than $50 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. He called on supporters to stop donating. of new york post report In a recent post on X/Twitter, Elon Musk expressed his disapproval of Wikipedia's […]
Credit card debt set to hit record levels as consumer holiday spending rises – CNBC
A woman shops at a Target store in Chicago on November 26, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Heading into the holiday season, many Americans were already saddled with record credit card debt. Still, consumer spending is expected to reach new highs this season. The National Retail Federation said last week that spending […]
Here’s how many US service members are spending the holidays away from home deployed overseas
While millions of Americans gather with loved ones to celebrate the Christmas holidays and usher in the New Year, hundreds of thousands of American men and women in uniform are separated from their families in distinctly festive-free parts of the world. I will be on vacation. As of June, 165,830 U.S. military personnel were deployed […]
Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts
A bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers is calling on House negotiators to keep funding flowing to a visa program for Afghans fleeing the takeover of their country by the Taliban. Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) sent a letter to House appropriations leaders continuing negotiations on remaining federal funding for fiscal year 2025. […]
House conservatives raised concerns about Johnson to Trump before spending fiasco
A small number of conservative House Republicans had voiced concerns to President-elect Trump about House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) even before last week's government funding debacle, on Capitol Hill and around Trump. Louisiana Republicans took the gavel less than two weeks before the speaker's vote, multiple sources told The Hill. Sources said Republicans had spoken […]
NATO leaders say era of 2% defense spending ‘probably history’ as Trump allegedly pushes 5% target
Four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders and representatives of the European Union (EU) said Sunday that Russia remains a major security threat in Europe amid the Ukraine war and as Western countries prepare for what is to come. They announced that they agreed it was time to invest more in defense spending. Trump administration. […]