HARTFORD, Conn.—Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican U.S. senator who tussled with his own party during the Watergate hearings, later was elected Connecticut governor as an independent, died Wednesday. He was 92. Weicker’s death at a hospital in Middletown, Connecticut, after a short illness, was confirmed by his family in a statement released by a…
State Department Not Measuring Its Greenhouse Gases Despite Biden Executive Order: GAO Report
June 29, 2023
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Four hundred and fifty U.S. diplomatic officials and employees attended two U.N. climate conferences but nobody in the State Department knows how much greenhouse gases were emitted as a result despite President Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order directing the federal government to measure its emissions, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office…
LIVE NOW: View of Supreme Court Ahead of Possible Rulings on Student Loan or Affirmative Action
June 29, 2023
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Live view of the Supreme Court. The court may announce decisions on the student loan forgiveness program or affirmative action on June 29. …
View of Supreme Court Ahead of Possible Rulings on Student Loan or Affirmative Action
June 29, 2023
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Live view of the Supreme Court. The court may announce decisions on the student loan forgiveness program or affirmative action on June 29. …
Retiring GOP Senators Left Congress With $1.5 Billion in Earmarks in 2022 Spending Package
Three retiring Republican senators—Roy Blunt of Missouri, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Richard Shelby of Alabama—received more than $1.5 billion in earmarks contained in the Omnibus Spending Bill of 2022, according to a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog. The Republican trio’s pork barrel projects were among the 7,506 in the bill, worth a…
Retiring GOP Senators Left Congress With $1.5 Billion in Earmarks for Their States
Three retiring Republican senators—Roy Blunt of Missouri, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Richard Shelby of Alabama—received more than $1.5 billion in earmarks for projects in their states as part of last year’s spending bill, according to a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog. The Republican trio’s pork barrel projects were among the more than…
Governor Abbott Calls Second Special Session Over Property Tax Reductions
June 28, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered lawmakers back to work for a second special session after they failed to pass legislation to reduce property taxes. “I called another special session to deliver on our promise to provide the largest property tax cut in Texas history. Hardworking Texans deserve lasting property tax cuts. When the House [and]…
DeSantis Names 4 Federal Agencies He Would Dismantle
June 28, 2023
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Ron DeSantis said if he’s elected president, he’ll look to eliminate four major federal agencies. And he’s got a Plan B if he can’t get rid of them. In an interview with DeSantis on June 28, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum asked the Florida governor, “Are you in favor of eliminating any agencies? I know…
US Federal Debt Will Soar Despite GOP-Led Cost-Cutting Efforts: CBO
June 28, 2023
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America’s public debt is projected to rise to record levels over the next three decades, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis, which noted that the government’s finances have improved a bit thanks to the GOP-led debt ceiling deal but overall remain “challenging.” The new forecast, released on Wednesday by the non-partisan spending…
Key Republicans Support Ditching McCarthy-Biden Debt-Ceiling Deal to Boost Defense Budget
Key Republicans are calling for more defense spending than is permitted under the debt-ceiling deal negotiated less than a month ago between House GOP leadership and the Biden administration. Senate Armed Services Committee ranking Republican, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)—in a statement accompanying the panel’s June 23 adoption of the $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 National…
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