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May 26 2021
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Sen. McConnell Says Americans Tightening Budgets Because of ‘Threat of Inflation’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been critical of the Biden administration’s spending bills, and Wednesday said American families are reacting to the increase in prices by “tightening their household budgets.”
“Ask any working family about gas prices, food prices, home prices, lumber prices, [and] used car prices. One survey just found that more than 80 percent of
The Epoch TimesSep 04 2020
Analysis
The 2020 Election, a Race in Which Everything Happens and Nothing Matters
If a pandemic that has killed nearly two hundred thousand Americans can’t significantly hurt Trump’s support, can anything?
Does anything matter anymore in American politics? In the week since Donald Trump’s Convention ended with a personality-cult party on the White House lawn, the President has completely refocussed his campaign on threats to law and order from “Rioters, Anarchists,
The New YorkerNov 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Inflation Slowed in October, but Remains High
Inflation eased in October, but the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained near a multi-decade high, climbing 0.4% from September and 7.7% in the year ended Oct. 31, according to the Department of Labor.
Key Quotes: “Today’s CPI report shows inflation is moving in the right direction,” said Eric Merlis, managing director, co-head of global markets at Citizens. “The report provides
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox Business CNN (Online News)May 23 2021
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Congressman ‘Forgot’ to Cast Proxy Vote That May Have Killed Democrat-Backed Spending Package: Spokesperson
A member of the House didn’t cast a proxy vote for a fellow congressman on the Democrat-backed $1.9 billion Capitol security spending bill because it slipped his mind, according to a spokesperson.
A spokesperson for Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) told Just the News that “Calvert had been voting by proxy” for Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) “throughout the week” before the vote was held. It came
The Epoch TimesJan 17 2015
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Janet Yellen has a huge opportunity to boost the economy
Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices in the United States rose just 0.8 percent in 2014 — the lowest level since the crisis year of 2009. This will raise concern among economic wonks that inflation is running at a dangerously low level and undermining the "credibility" of the central bank's 2 percent inflation target. Meanwhile, normal people — jumping
VoxMay 31 2012
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Fox News Official Says Obama Video Unauthorized
Fox News Channel's morning show on Wednesday twice aired a nearly four-minute video that contrasted President Barack Obama's words with negative statistics about his administration in a format that looked similar to a campaign advertisement.
The video was shown on "Fox & Friends" and was credited to a Fox producer. It contains ominous music and some grainy footage of the president,
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 10 2023
Headline Roundup
US Reaches Deal with Iran to Free Imprisoned Americans
The United States and Iran reached a deal where Iran agreed to release five Americans detained in Iran in exchange for the release of several detained Iranians and the unfreezing of $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue.
Details: The deal comes after two years of negotiations. The five imprisoned Americans are being moved into house arrest in a hotel in Tehran. According to the
Fox News (Online News) Reuters New York Times (News)Nov 25 2014
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The White House's new calorie label requirements are way more aggressive than expected
The White House plans to roll out Tuesday sweeping new rules that will require all large, chain restaurants in America to post nutritional information on menu boards. The rules are four years in the works now and much more stringent than an initial draft that the Obama administration published in 2011.
The new regulations will hit millions of establishments that serve food and not just
VoxDec 31 2012
News
Unthinkable Cuts Almost a Reality
Mandatory federal spending cuts designed to be prohibitively drastic will become a reality on Wednesday if negotiators remain unable to reach an agreement to avert the reductions.
The cuts would hit a broad array of departments and programs, from the military's purchase of mine-resistant vehicles to government food inspections. They would slash funding for Secret Service details and cut
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 28 2015
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Senators Seek ‘Living Wage’ for Capitol Hill Contractors
A group of senators is calling for higher wages and better health care for the contractors who work in Senate office buildings.
Private companies receive contracts to provide many of the services for government buildings on Capitol Hill, from running the cafeterias to cleaning offices to restoring aging buildings.
In a letter to the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, the
Wall Street Journal (News)