Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez return to his Brentwood rental after spending time together at their marital house
Ben Affleck was photographed driving back to his rental home in Brentwood after visiting the Beverly Hills home he shares with Jennifer Lopez. Backgrid There’s stuff like this all over Los Angeles. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were photographed returning separately to their Brentwood rental home early Saturday morning after spending a few hours together […]
Father’s Day spending expected to hit a whopping $22.4B — a number that’s still no match for Mother’s Day
There are lots of mugs that say “#1 Dad.” Father’s Day spending this year is expected to reach $22.4 billion, the second highest after last year’s record $22.9 billion. According to the National Retail Federation. The retail trade group’s survey found that half of consumers bought gifts for their fathers or stepfathers, while the other […]
House Republicans Target Left-Wing Pentagon Policies In Massive Spending Bill
Several provisions targeting left-wing Department of Defense (DOD) policies made it into the House’s version of the annual defense bill that passed the chamber Friday, but a number of proposed amendments were left out. The Republican-led House narrowly passed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday. The legislation included amendments to curtail […]
Chicago Mayor Defends Spending Campaign Funds On Makeup By Touting Support Of ‘Black And Brown-Owned’ Small Businesses
Chicago’s Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, defended spending more than $30,000 in campaign funds on makeup and haircuts as support for “Black-owned” small businesses, according to The Center Square. The Johnson campaign spent $4,000 at hair salons and more than $20,000 at cosmetics stores. Election Expense Report It revealed 42 separate expenditures on make-up magic by […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill Slashing Federal Spending Programs In Response To Massive Foreign Aid Packages
Republican Florida Rep. Aaron Bean unveiled a bill Thursday that would take an axe to federal spending programs following a massive foreign aid supplemental that passed in April. The legislation, titled the Cutting Unobligated Tumultuous Spending (CUTS) Act, would slash over $100 billion in federal spending by rescinding unobligated COVID-19 relief and various climate initiatives. […]
Blue State Spending Taxpayer Cash On Propaganda Campaign Against Pregnancy Centers
Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Democratic Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced on Monday the creation of a government-funded campaign against pregnancy resource centers. The government plans to spend $1 million on advertisements in “social media, billboards, radio, and transit,” according to the press release. The goal of the campaign is to show the “dangers […]
Biden Admin Shoots Down $24 Billion Pay Raise For Enlisted Troops — After Spending Seven Times More On Ukraine
The Biden administration is “strongly opposed” to a proposal to raise pay for junior soldiers in the military, even after spending almost seven times the proposed amount on Ukraine and broader regional security. The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft National Defense Authorization Act for 2025 (NDAA) would give pay to all junior soldiers. increaseThis […]
Democrats see Supreme Court leverage in spending bills
Senate Democratic leaders see the Supreme Court’s annual budget bill as a way to force Supreme Court Justice John Roberts into ethics reforms in the wake of the controversy surrounding conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Specifically, some Democrats want to tie the Supreme Court’s budget to the judges’ adoption of an ethics rule […]
We need to find solutions to the mounting spending crisis
The House will soon debate the first of 12 annual appropriations bills, a measure to fund the government for another year, and the usual fuss is expected over defense and non-defense priorities, policy riders, earmarked budgets, etc. Observers agree that the process will be rife with disagreements and will not be conclusively concluded until after […]
EXCLUSIVE: House GOP Touts Removal Of ‘Far-Left’ Initiatives In Defense Spending Bill
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are touting provisions to the annual defense spending bill targeting several left-wing policies and initiatives, according to a memo on the bill’s provisions obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The HASC passed on May 22 its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an $883 […]