Dems, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary.... More
Where the Budget Cut Pain Is Really Being Felt "It's in areas like health care, education and job training," Packer said. "Programs are closing or are being cut, layoffs are happening. It's not just waiting in line a bit longer at the airport." More
Obama lovers are mad at him Wednesday morning, President Barack Obama became the first Democratic president ever to propose cutting Social Security. Democrats spend so much time defending the president, it is easy to forget that even the most beloved presidents make mistakes and missteps. His new budget, which proposes a new method of calculating inflation increases in Social Security payments, is a doozy. More
Obama unveils new budget plan and gets tepid Republican response President Barack Obama unveiled his proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget plan Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden, offering a combination of new spending initiatives and tax increases aimed at creating jobs and reducing future budget deficits. In his remarks, Obama called his plan “a fiscally responsible blueprint for middle-class jobs and growth.” More
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Amid Drake Legal War, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot 100. 01/17/2025 - 12:49 pm | View Link
New budget projections show US hitting debt record in 4 years: CBO The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track to break a notable debt record in just four years. 01/17/2025 - 10:16 am | View Link
Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us' Hits One Billion Spotify Streams Kendrick Lamar is kicking of 2025 with a bang. The rapper's monumental hit, "Not Like Us," has officially surpassed one billion Spotify streams. Lamar's anthemic track, released in May 2024, marked ... 01/17/2025 - 8:56 am | View Link
Senator Ron Johnson (Q-Moscow) participated in one of the Fascism Fest activities over the weekend. RoJo was part of a panel with MAGA economist (how's that for an oxymoron?) Stephen Moore, who suggested creating a real life isolationist's wet dream, including buying Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal, and so on.
Donald Trump is trying to redefine who is allowed to be a U. S. citizen. On the first day of his presidency, Trump signed an order challenging a long-standing constitutional right that people born inside the U. S. are guaranteed citizenship. The right has been considered settled law since it was ratified as part of the Constitution more than 150 years ago.
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Trump told federal departments to deny the right known as birthright citizenship from children born to mothers and fathers in the country unlawfully.
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order beginning the formal withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, a landmark pact between nations that aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C.
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It marked the second time Trump had taken this step, having previously announced the U.
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde bravely called out a stone-faced Trump and Vance to their face during the national prayer service this Tuesday:
“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God.
New York Times: “More than 150 police officers from the two agencies were injured during the assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob four years ago. Some were hit in the head with baseball bats, flagpoles and pipes. One lost consciousness after rioters used a metal barrier to push her down as they marched to the building.”
“Now many of those officers described themselves as struggling and depressed in response to Mr.
Donald ended his first day back in the White House by posting a message on Truth Social to boast of how his team was identifying hundreds of Biden appointees to throw out of office. Lumpy called it an "Official Notice of Dismissal" for four individuals "who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again."
The Lump identified four people in the post.
"Jose Andres from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and [former Atlanta Mayor] Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President's Export Council — YOU'RE FIRED!" Donald wrote.
Handsome Old Joe Biden had already issued a preemptive pardon for Milley, who served as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023.
As for Chef José Andrés, he had already resigned since his two-year term was up.