$12B in earmarks: Congress’ roller-coaster history with earmark spending takes another twist
6,628. That’s the number bipartisan House and Senate members plan to include in the $467 billion minibus spending bill passed just last week. The funding plan covers six areas of federal spending and could avert a partial government shutdown through September 30th. Of this spending plan, Earmark totaled $12.7 billion, or just under 3%. Is […]
Massive coalition forms to protect left-wing ‘Squad’ members against onslaught of election spending
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CBO predicts nondefense spending bills won’t face automatic cuts post-April 30
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday that even if Congress fails to pass the six remaining spending bills by the April 30 deadline, funding for non-defense programs will not be subject to automatic spending cuts. announced. prediction This is a potentially key issue in an ongoing funding battle between Republicans and Democrats that […]
Mulvaney: The president’s budget is meaningless, the rules on spending need a re-write
You may have noticed that President Biden’s 2025 budget was released this week. I say “may” because apart from the obligatory comments from the financial media and think tanks, no one seems to care. Even among people who may not have cared about the budget at all, few other than true budget fanatics noticed that […]
In White House visit, Polish president pushes NATO to ramp up spending, calls on US to fund Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday used a joint White House visit with political rival Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to urge North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies to significantly increase defense spending. He called for pressure on a divided Washington to break the impasse over funding. For Ukraine at a critical […]
NYC spending $387 a day to house migrants
New York City spends an average of $387 a day to house an immigrant family in taxpayer-funded shelters, according to the latest data from City Hall. The figure, known as “cumulative per diem,” is the average amount the city has spent per day on housing and food for each immigrant household each month since the […]
Biden Claims His Massive Spending Bill Was The Start of U.S. Recovery from Pandemic
CLAIM: President Joe Biden claimed Monday that signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan has begun the U.S. recovery from the pandemic. Three years ago today, I signed the American Rescue Plan. It was the beginning of America’s revival. The pandemic is no longer controlling our lives, and we are building our economy from the […]
Iowa senator seeks to increase government transparency and end Biden administration’s ‘secret spending’
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CT man found not guilty of gang-related murder after spending decade in jail
Connecticut man fights off two car robbers The Westport Police Department responded to a carjacking in which two suspects assaulted the owner of an Aston Martin in a garage in Norwalk, Connecticut. (Credit: Westport Police Department) Donald Rayner, 38, was acquitted of murder and released after his third trial after the state Supreme Court overturned […]
Poland Calls on NATO to Raise Defence Spending to 3%
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president on Monday called on other NATO allies to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on war footing and advances its invasion of Ukraine. Ta. . President Andrzej Duda made this call both in remarks in Warsaw and in an article published […]