JONAH GOLDBERG: The trouble with Musk’s debut as a budget negotiator
Musk started using the phrase “Vox populi, vox dei” to validate the verdicts of his own Twitter polls. When users voted to ...
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$2.1B in federal funding will help in Maui's wildfire recovery efforts
After spending months preparing, Maui County established a special program office within the Office of Recovery to oversee ...
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight
Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency.
US allocates $3B to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese technology at smaller telcos
A defense funding bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday included $3 billion in funding to help telecom firms ...
Why US Congress restored Social Security benefits for public-sector retirees
Social Security is an earned benefit. You become eligible by paying the payroll tax during your working years, and the amount ...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly
On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep ...
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6 steps for Kenyans to invest in treasury bills using CBK's Dhow CSD portal
A guide to investing in Treasury bills via the CBK’s Dhow CSD portal, offering risk-free returns and short-term financing for ...
Bill creating Chesapeake National Recreation Area dies in Congress
After passing the U.S. Senate, a bill that would have established the Chesapeake National Recreation Area fell short in the ...
State Department's 'Global Engagement Center' accused of censoring Americans shuts its doors
The State Department’s foreign disinformation center, accused by conservatives of censoring American citizens, shut its doors due to lack of funding this week.
Democrats and Republicans have a common enemy: pornographic ‘deepfakes’
Ted Cruz and AOC are unlikely allies forcing Big Tech to take down nonconsenual images, but Elon Musk’s antics derailed their ...
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Palace still reviewing 2025 national budget bill
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and his Cabinet officials were ensuring that the Congress-approved budget for 2025 is in line with the Constitution, Malacañang said on Thursday, adding that ...