Biden unveils sweeping budget blueprint for next term
President Biden on Monday unveiled a sweeping $7.3 trillion 2025 budget request that includes a series of ambitious partisan proposals aimed at raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations. The president has vowed to reduce the nation’s deficit by $3 trillion over the next 10 years, while focusing on proposals such as raising the corporate […]
Florida Democrat: Marginalized communities won’t ‘survive’ a second Trump term
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) argued that communities of color are “very important” in supporting President Biden’s re-election in November, saying marginalized communities are the next best choice for former President Trump. He said that he believed that he would not be able to survive his term in office. Mr. Frost joined MSNBC’s Katie Huang to […]
GOP Torn Over Term Limits
OAN’s Taylor Tinsley3:22 PM – Friday, March 8, 2024 Senate Republicans are at odds over term limits after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he would not seek re-election. advertisement Senate Republicans currently have three full two-year term limits for top leadership, excluding party leaders. Amid speculation about his successor, lawmakers are debating whether […]
Biden, in State of the Union, uses term for illegal immigrants that his DHS warned against in 2021
President Biden called the suspect who killed Georgia student Laken Riley a “lawless offender” during Thursday’s State of the Union address. But the term stands in contrast to guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, which had instructed staff to stop using the term. Like “illegal alien.” Biden was heckled by Republican lawmakers after he […]
Centrists Back Von Der Leyen For Second Term as EU Chief
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – The European Union’s biggest political party on Thursday backed Ursula von der Leyen to seek a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc’s powerful Commission. . Ms von der Leyen’s nomination was announced at a rally of the centre-right European People’s Party in the Romanian capital Bucharest, the European […]
John Cornyn backs term limits for next Senate Republican leader as he campaigns to succeed McConnell
Ambitious Senate Republican leader John Cornyn favors term limits for Senate executives. “One of the reasons I’m running to be the next Republican leader is because I believe the Senate needs more engagement from all of my colleagues, including the opportunity for every member to serve in a leadership role. ” Cornyn (R-Texas) posted on […]
St. Louis TV station KMOV under fire after anchor Cory Stark uses ‘outdated’ racial term
A St. Louis television station is under fire after an anchor “incorrectly” used an “outdated, offensive and racist” term to describe minority homeowners. TV station KMOV On February 26, the company reportedly apologized for using the term while previewing an article about racial bias in housing appraisals. “Tonight, homeowners of color are sounding the alarm […]
Westpac look for a short term dip in USD/JPY – ForexLive
Westpac thinks, “Is there a short-term opportunity for the yen amid long-term headwinds?” To summarize from my notes: A textbook case of a rapid USD/JPY reversal appears to be developing. The pair has been rotating between 150 and 151 recently, even though the hawkish re-pricing of US interest rates has lost momentum. US long-term yields […]
Cornyn says he’d back term limits for GOP leaders
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a candidate for Senate Republican leadership, said Tuesday he plans to propose an amendment to conference rules that would place term limits for party leaders. “One of the reasons I’m running to be the next Republican leader is because I believe the Senate needs more involvement from all of my colleagues, […]
Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Agrees To Over 16-Year Prison Term After Disclosing Classified Docs Regarding Russia-Ukraine War
TOPSHOT – This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023 shows the Discord logo and suspect National Guard Trooper Jack Teixeira in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. – FBI agents arrested a young National Guardsman Thursday on suspicion of involvement in a major leak of classified U.S. government secrets, including those related […]