• Washington Roundup: Congress races on shutdown; CRS backs USAID reform; SCOTUS readies abortion case

    WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill March 22 to fund the federal government through September, leaving the Senate with just hours to follow suit to avert a partial government shutdown. The move angered some House Republicans, who indicated they may retaliate against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. Also in […] The post Washington Roundup: Congress races on shutdown; CRS backs USAID reform; SCOTUS readies abortion case first appeared on OSV News.

  • Retire Congress North Dakota Spearheading Effort for Age Limits in Congress

    Immediate Release March 18, 2024 Contact: Jared Hendrix Phone: 701-354-7784 [email protected] North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Amendment Approved for June 11th Primary Vote Retire Congress North Dakota Meets Qualified Signature Threshold for Ballot Initiative Bismarck, ND – Today, Retire Congress North Dakota announced that its proposed amendment to the North Dakota state Constitution that would

  • Is Reform Possible?

    Is Reform Possible? Authored by Theodore Dalrymple via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Javier Milei of Argentina has had a certain degree of success already with his radical economic policies: That is, if certain macroeconomic statistics are a sign of success. Inflation, though still very high, has declined somewhat. The budget has been in surplus for the last two months. The official exchange rate for the peso is beginning to approximate its rate on the open market,...

  • If the ABC reforms itself, would you watch it?

    After decades of denial, the ABC has finally picked up a mirror and taken a good long look at itself.…What to read next: The ABC once made jokes, now it is a joke | Canada is the country to watch for conservatives | Voiceless in Victoria: farmers horrified by renewable energy fast-tracking | Scathing response to Adam Bandt’s private jet hypocrisy

  • Elevenses: The Rise of Reform

    The rise of Reform UK party: And why it spells bad news for a party that has put all its eggs in one basket.

  • Congress Is Fiddling While America Burns

    Like many, I watched as a clip went viral that showed the state our border was in. If you haven't seen it yet, it's an infuriating look into the total abandonment of our border by our federal government.

  • Congress needs to shut down the brinkmanship

    “The end of the fiscal year will be here before we know it, and we don’t want to be writing this same frustrating message once again.”

  • Congress rushes to avoid shutdown

    If the House follows its own rules there's not enough time to pass a bill to keep large swaths of the federal government funded past Friday night. Current House rules say members need 72 hours to read a bill before voting on it.

  • GSMA presses for European reform

    The GSMA argued critical reform of European laws are necessary to position the region as a technology frontrunner by 2030, a rank it argued had been lost due to various barriers to digitalisation.

  • Can Congress ban TikTok?

    Congress now wants to give the president of the United States the lawful power to suppress websites he thinks are spying on their users or permitting foreign governments to influence what Americans see on the sites.

  • Can Congress avoid a shutdown?

    Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden say they’ve reached an agreement to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, but it looks unlikely that they can reach a deal by Friday’s midnight deadline.

  • Congress has only a few days to avoid shutdown

    Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill with a budget package at the top of their to-do list.