Prospects for a short-term government shutdown had appeared to grow Friday, but shortly before midnight Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a breakthrough.
Shortly before midnight Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a breakthrough.
For the Pentagon, the bill’s passage signifies some return to normal order after having operated the first six months of the fiscal year under a continuing resolution.
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement.
President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that Congress just passed, ending the threat of a potential partial government shutdown
It took lawmakers six months into the current budget year to get near the finish line on
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. “But it rejects extreme cuts […]
Deluded Michael Murray (54), who was already facing a lengthy jail stint until 2036, was sentenced to a further two years in prison on Tuesday - after a jury convicted him of making a sinister false bomb threat call to the Samaritans from his Midlands prison cell - directed against Minister Helen McEntee in May 2021
Sir Keir Starmer vowed last year that he would transform the UK into the fastest growing economy in the G7 by the end of Labour's first term in office.
Our Economy And Politics Are Broken Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Awakening from the dream of painless financial / political solutions, we find the status quo is not the solution, it is the source of our decay. Our situation as a society is akin to awakening from a dream of loved ones to the realization that they passed away long ago. Our economy and politics are broken, yet we continue dreaming that they are functional. Let's start with politics. American...
At the rate growth dipped from 2022 to 2023, 8% growth is a moonshot. This is peak delulu. If we settle at 5.6% from now on, we will never ever get back to the pre-pandemic trajectory.
That’s according to a new report by Sustrans, the charity that works for and with communities to help them ‘come to life’ and create healthier places and happier lives for everyone through the promotion of walking, wheeling and cycling. It’s quite astounding. The report also estimates that 1314 serious long-term health conditions are prevented thanks to the health benefits of walking and cycling. Crucially and with the news that the world is warming faster than experts predicted, 42,000 tonnes...