The House Budget Committee on Thursday voted to advance landmark legislation that would create a fiscal committee to limit the growth of the national debt. The committee advanced the bipartisan legislation in a 22-12 vote. The Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 would form a panel consisting of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both chambers […]
Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy capped off his unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign with a higher net worth than when he entered the race 11 months ago, according to a new report. Ramaswamy, who dropped out of the race after a fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, saw his fortune surge by more than $100 million, according […]
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) holds a commanding lead in his bid to be the Hoosier State’s next governor, thanks in part to his strong ties to former President Donald Trump. An “internal” polling and strategy memo shared with Secrets showed the one-term senator and Indianapolis business executive with a 27-point lead over his nearest challenger, […]
A poll this month found that Americans are almost evenly divided on how to help Israel or Palestinians in Gaza. The Economist/YouGov poll found that 25% of respondents were in favor of more foreign aid for Palestinians, another 25% were for less aid, another 25% were for the same amount of aid, and the final […]
Former first lady Melania Trump delivered a heartfelt eulogy for her late mother, Amalija Knavs, at her funeral on Thursday morning in Palm Beach, Florida. Melania Trump highlighted her mother’s legacy as a Slovenian American woman. Knavs died on Jan. 9 at the age of 78 and is survived by her husband, Victor, her two […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) suggested the Biden administration isn’t “taken seriously at all when it comes to terrorism.” Mace appeared on the Faulkner Focus on Thursday to respond to President Joe Biden redesignating the Yemeni Houthis as a global terrorist organization after removing the group from the blacklist earlier in his term. The Houthis have consistently […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected a last-minute push by House conservatives to attach Republicans’ border security bill to a short-term funding measure that will pass the House. Members of the Freedom Caucus met with Johnson on Thursday, just hours before the lower chamber is set to vote on a continuing resolution that would avoid a […]
Georgia will finish sending out benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to qualified low-income residents for January in five days. SNAP is distributed from Jan. 5 to Jan. 23 in Georgia. SNAP payments will be issued to recipients’ accounts on days depending on the last two digits of a beneficiary’s client ID. For example, IDs ending in 90-99 will receive their […]
President Joe Biden is delivering remarks on how his administration is improving access to high-speed internet. The effort to improve infrastructure is pitched as a part of “Bidenomics,” an economic policy that the Biden administration has increasingly pushed as the 2024 election approaches. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Biden’s remarks will address […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) said he believes the federal government can pay for $14 trillion in reparations by spending it “into existence,” borrowing strategies from recent expensive government expenditures. The pricey federal reparations proposal for black people who are descendants of slaves was introduced in May 2023 by Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) and nine other […]
