Thu, December 19, 2024

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: The Daily Mirror

'Women hit by state pension age rise had right to expect better from this government'

Millions of women had the right to expect things would change under a Labour government but now Keir Starmer is ignoring their plight claiming the cost is unaffordable

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: RTE Online

Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown

US President-elect Donald Trump has urged Republican politicians to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming US government shutdown.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: The Hindu

Elon Musk's possible meddling in U.K. politics stirs concern

Elon Musk's involvement in U.K. politics raises concerns, with fears of influencing ties with Washington and party donations.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: Sky News Australia

NSW government to begin pill testing at music festivals from early 2025 as contents of illicit drugs become more unpredictable

The New South Wales government has agreed to a 12-month trial of pill testing at music festivals in a bid to "reduce harm and save lives" of young people.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: The West Australian

The Mocker's 2025 predictions: Peter FitzSimons, Tony Armstrong and PM Peter Dutton

Albo gives the Solomon Islands an NRL team, Wayne Swan appoints Tim Pallas as Cbus exec and Tony Burke publishes an biography titled: 'Australia's First Palestinian MP'.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: MSN

New Electricity Act from January and loadshedding predictions

There are two new updates regarding electricity supply in South Africa, both of them said to come into effect from January 2025.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: MSN

Grassley comments on Hegseth nomination, says he and Ernst have a duty to vet candidates

Iowa spoke about Trump's Dept. of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his weekly call on Wednesday.Hegseth has been fa

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: MSN

As shutdown looms, government funding plan in jeopardy after Trump demands

With a shutdown looming by the end of the week, Republicans face pressure from Trump and his ally Elon Musk to drop the funding bill they negotiated with Democrats.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: CNN

Trump slams government funding bill, undermining efforts to avoid shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump received enough electoral votes to officially clinch the presidency, as lawmakers unveiled a stopgap spending bill to prevent a shutdown. Follow the latest updates.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump and Musk unleash a new kind of chaos on Washington

Welcome to the new Washington of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The president-elect and the world's richest man combined Wednesday to smash a short-term spending compromise orchestrated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to keep the government open until early in Trump's new term.

[ Thu, Dec 19th 2024 ]: The Boston Globe

Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

Billionaire Elon Musk joined calls by Trump to kill a bipartisan spending bill that would avoid a Christmastime government shutdown.
Wed, December 18, 2024

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese has taken hits but isn't a terrible PM. Cut him some slack

Despite the media pile-on, it has not been a terrible first-term government. The Labor leader brings substance to the job and is moving Australia forward after years of inaction.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Sky News Australia

There is a 'significant increase' in government expenditure

Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox says there is a "significant increase" in government expenditure. This comes after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) for 2024-25.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Fox Business

LARRY KUDLOW: There is no growth strategy right now in the political system

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow says it is no wonder why "stocks are falling day after day" as he analyzes the state of the American economy on "Kudlow."

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: France 24

Musk's possible meddling in UK politics stirs concern

Concerns are growing in the UK as tech billionaire Elon Musk takes an increasingly close interest in Britain's political scene, appearing to cosy up to hard-right firebrand lawmaker Nigel Farage.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Transition Live Updates: Trump Denounces Spending Deal as Shutdown Looms

President-elect Donald J. Trump tapped Herschel Walker on Tuesday to be the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Mr. Walker is a longtime Trump ally and former football star who generated national headlines in his failed run for a Senate seat in Georgia in 2022. Read more ›

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Time

Bipartisan Government Funding Plan Collapses After Trump Intervenes Days Before Shutdown

"Republicans need to stop playing politics," said the White House Press Secretary ... Trump is looking for Johnson to pass a debt ceiling extension some 48 hours before a partial government shutdown. Meanwhile, the bipartisan package that Trump ...

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Detroit Free Press

Why the Biden administration is selling border wall materials

Surplus border wall materials are being auctioned, sparking debate over border security and federal resource management.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: FOX59 News

Massie drops colorful analogy opposing foreign aid, mocks Speaker Johnson with AI-generated image

Thomas Massie likened U.S. foreign aid to an individual watering their neighbor's yard while their own house burns, and illustrated his point with an AI image of Speaker Mike Johnson.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Trump Criticizes Spending Deal, Pushing Congress Toward a Shutdown

The president-elect weighed in against the mammoth spending package after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had spent the day attacking it and warning Republicans not to support it.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: NJ.com

Trump ally Elon Musk amps up efforts to torpedo spending bill

The spending deal was met with swift backlash from conservatives in the House, with many Republicans lamenting the bill for including large amounts of spending. Musk, a close advisor of President-elect Donald Trump, tried to torpedo the bill starting early Wednesday morning in a flurry of posts to social media platform X.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: FOX59 News

'Pattern of disregard': Red states seek court action against Biden admin's 'shameful' border wall disposal

Texas' General Land Office is pushing for action on what it says is a "shameful" disposal of border wall materials by the federal government from a district court.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: thenightly

LATIKA M BOURKE: The sad and sorry saga of the Australian Embassy in Kyiv under Penny Wong

Labor's decision to reopen the embassy, on the eve of the federal election and nearly three years after the war began, is as unforgivably late as their buffet of implausible excuses.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: ABC

Social Security Fairness Act clears Senate procedural hurdle, on path for final passage

In a final lame-duck push, the Senate will attempt to pass legislation aimed at providing full Social Security benefits to millions of Americans this week.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Modern Healthcare

Trump says he opposes stopgap government spending bill

President-elect Donald Trump — just days before federal funding is set to expire — said he wants lawmakers to also include an increase to the debt ceiling in the package

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: News Tribune

Meet Simone Carter, McClatchy's new Washington state government reporter

Reporter Simone Carter, a Texas native who previously worked for the Dallas Observer and Newsweek, has joined The Olympian to cover Washington state government for the state capital's newspaper as well as McClatchy's three other sites in the state.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Business Insider

Elon Musk bashes Congress' government funding bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he spoke with Musk about his displeasure Tuesday night, though the DOGE cohead said on X that the bill shouldn't pass.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Trump's Criticism of Spending Deal Raises Fears of Government Shutdown

The president-elect weighed in against the mammoth spending package after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had spent the day attacking it and warning Republicans not to support it.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The Daily Signal

Trump, Vance Throw Curveball Into Spending Fight as Hill Scrambles to Fund Government

The continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown by funding the government until March is not being received well on Capitol Hill.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: NBC News

Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown

Elon Musk joined a wave of right-wing fury against a bill to keep the government open. Now, the president-elect says he wants big changes too before this weekend's deadline.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: BizPac Review

'This is an early test': Ramaswamy dissects 1,500 pg. spending bill, says it 'should fail'

DOGE is getting a test run as Vivek Ramaswamy read all 1,500+ pages of a spending bill and then gave his advice.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: ABC

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 12 The Washington Post says Joe Biden shouldn't use preemptive pardons

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Inside a Huge Spending Deal: Disaster Money, a Football Stadium and More

The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Mother Jones

Trump's Billionaire Cabinet Is Unprecedented

The president-elect has tapped five reported billionaires for cabinet posts: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for interior secretary, hedge funder Scott Bessent for treasury secretary, Cantor Fitzgerald chief Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary,

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: PBS

Senate defense bill to raise troop pay and bar trans care for minors to receive final vote

Lawmakers said those were key to improving the quality of life of service members at a time when many military families rely on food banks and other government assistance programs to make ends meet. "It includes major quality of life improvements ...

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Governing

Who Depends Most on Washington? Rural Counties That Voted Heavily for Trump

More than anything it's the simple result of Americans growing older, a fact of life we haven't come to grips with politically.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The Daily Telegraph

Scottish Labour leader attacks Starmer's 'deeply disappointing' Waspi women decision

Russell Findlay, the Scottish Tory leader, said: "Anas Sarwar thought he would stroll into Bute House in 2026, but Sir Keir Starmer is wrecking Scottish Labour's campaign by breaking every promise he made before the general election and betraying pensioners, farmers, businesses and workers."

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: USA Today

Larry Bucshon says he's figured out his post-Congress career

It's a well-worn and not necessarily surprising path 8th District Rep. Larry Bucshon will follow when he leaves Congress next month after 14 years.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: ktvq

Congress would get pay raise if lawmakers pass government funding bill

If the funding bill passes, members of Congress could receive a raise of up to 3.8%, or about $6,600 annually. Congress has to pass the bill, which also includes $100 billion for disaster relief, before Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Why my bosses are both out of a job. But spa builders are doing OK

What's in a job title? Everything, if your job just happened to disappear as part of a major revamp by the bureau of statistics of the nation's thousands of occupations.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The Hill

Congress strikes deal to avert government shutdown

Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded beyond a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline. Legislation rolled out by leadership on Tuesday would kick the Friday

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: Yahoo News UK

Why has Elon Musk met Nigel Farage and what could it mean for Reform UK?

The billionaire owner of X is reportedly keen to influence UK politics, but would the current rules allow him to?

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: MSN

'Unreal!' Jim Acosta Laughs Out Loud At Brutal Exchange Between Dem Senator And CNN's Manu Raju

CNN anchor Jim Acosta laughed at an "unreal" exchange between Manu Raju and Sen. Dick Durbin over a congressional pay raise that turned into a brutal zingfest. The post 'Unreal!' Jim Acosta Laughs Out Loud At Brutal Exchange Between Dem Senator And CNN's Manu Raju first appeared on Mediaite.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: MSN

Gov. Kevin Stitt fills final spot on Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

Malloy is the second person chosen by the governor for the five-member board this month. On Dec. 6, Stitt appointed Tulsa lawyer Susan H. Stava.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: MSN

Attorneys for Orange County and Elections Office meet for hearing Wednesday

Attorneys for Orange County and the Supervisor of Elections went before a judge Wednesday morning as more issues arise in a spending scandal.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: WLRN

'Culture for Service and Service for Humanity': Phi Beta Sigma Way touches down in Miami Gardens

The City of Miami Gardens will rename a section of Northwest 191st Street "Phi Beta Sigma Way" on Dec. 19. The Rho Sigma Chapter, established in 1927, has played a pivotal role in South Florida, advocating for education and social justice.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: MSN

A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit

Feature / While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intellectuals like these men and women.

[ Wed, Dec 18th 2024 ]: The Daily Mirror

Map shows how many WASPI women missed out in your area and how much they would have got

Keir Starmer faces fury over Labour's decision to reject compensation for over 3.5million women in spite of a bombshell watchdog report calling for payouts of nearly £3,000

Gov.-elect Mike Braun's cabinet is full. Here's who will be running Indiana government

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Republican Gov.-elect Mike Braun has finished filling out his restructured governor's cabinet. Whereas the cabinet under Gov. Eric Holcomb included agency heads from a few dozen state agencies, Braun has reorganized the executive branch so that the cabinet will consist of him,

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Indiana Governor-elect Mike Braun has finalized his cabinet selections, introducing a team that will steer the state's government starting in January 2024. The cabinet includes a mix of experienced politicians, business leaders, and former government officials. Key appointments include:

  • Secretary of Commerce: David Rosenberg, previously the CEO of Indianapolis-based company, will focus on economic development.
  • State Health Commissioner: Dr. Lindsay Weaver, who has been serving in an interim role, will continue to lead the state's health initiatives.
  • Education Secretary: Katie Jenner, a former teacher and education policy expert, aims to improve educational outcomes.
  • Attorney General: Todd Rokita will continue in his role, focusing on legal issues and consumer protection.

    Braun emphasized his cabinet's diverse expertise, aiming to address key issues like economic growth, health care, education, and infrastructure. The selections reflect Braun's campaign promises of bringing business acumen and fresh perspectives to state governance.

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