No FISA Spying on Americans in Spending Fight
Chairman Mike Johnson notes that conservatives and liberals are united in demanding that the current spending package not be used to reauthorize the FBI’s unconstitutional warrantless spying on Americans. Should. Congress first enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978, establishing a legal framework for spying in other countries. Lawmakers added Section 702 of […]
Mulvaney: Does focus on the federal debt mean less spending is on the horizon?
It’s good to see the federal debt finally starting to get some attention. Some may wonder why it took so long, but it’s better to be late than never. In fact, debt is the new cause for some of the biggest names in the financial world. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon also recently weighed in (and […]
Conservative Heritage Action opposes spending package
Heritage Action, an arm of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, issued a public statement Tuesday opposing the bipartisan spending package, which must be passed by the end of this week to avoid a partial government shutdown. Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker urged lawmakers to vote against the six-item spending package in a […]
Spending bill roils Senate GOP leadership battle
The six-bill package, which must be passed by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, has drawn fierce criticism from conservatives in both chambers, who are focused on more than 6,000 goals embedded in the package. ing. The spending bill was initially expected to pass easily, but now faces a bumpy road in the Senate, […]
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say reducing influence of political spending is a top priority: poll
Many Americans want the president and Congress to prioritize reducing the impact of political spending on the eve of the most expensive election cycle in U.S. history. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say mitigating the impact of political spending should be their top priority after strengthening the economy and defending against terrorism, according to one report. […]
GOP hardliners furious at Johnson for passing another short-term spending bill with Dems: ‘Usual c–p’
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Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week
The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the year to avert a government shutdown scheduled for Friday, and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Neither the House nor the Senate has fully repealed any of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government for fiscal year […]
Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week
The Senate passed a short-term spending bill Thursday that postponed the threat of this weekend’s government shutdown until later in the month, but questions remained about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year. Just hours after the House passed the bill by an overwhelming 320-99 vote and a day before […]
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows prices rose in January while spending cooled
U.S. prices rose in January on the back of a sharp rise in service costs, but the annual inflation rate was the slowest in three years, putting the Federal Reserve on the table for a mid-year interest rate cut. Thursday’s Commerce Department report, which the Fed prioritizes over the CPI index, also showed that consumer […]
Texas AG victorious after court rules Pelosi-led Congress’ $1.7B spending bill was passed unlawfully
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Joe Biden and members of his administration debated ratification and implementation of the $1.7 trillion bill last year. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Paxton said the massive spending bill, which includes at least one provision affecting the Lone Star State, is illegal and unenforceable because Congress violated the […]