Article Title: 2024 Biden Budget Release Due Thursday
Snippet of Article: "...Biden administration has said it will release its fiscal 2024 federal budget proposal on Thursday, kicking off what is shaping up to be a contentious year pitting the White House and the Democratic-controlled Senate against the House Republican majority. ..."
Article Title: Top U.S. high school received $1 million from Chinese government-linked organizations
Snippet of Article: "According to sources, Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia has been flagged by a watch dog group for accepting $1 million in donations from entities tied to the Chinese Military. ..."
Article Title: Biden Leads Assault on White Americans
Snippet of Article: "Gregory Hood explains why many Trump voters fear that they are being criminalized for opposing Biden’s agendas. Hood writes that illegitimate president Joe Biden has called for “constant, unrelenting immigration.” Biden said a non-white majority will be “a source of our strength.” Biden also said, “English jurisprudential culture, a white man’s culture” has “got to change.” Racism, Biden said, has been “built into every aspect of our system.” ..."
Article Title: President Joe Biden will 'PROPOSE' raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000
Snippet of Article: "President Joe Biden will propose raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000 to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program's ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs in a bid to fix an imminent funding crisis.
Biden, who will release his full budget proposal on Thursday in Philadelphia, said he will propose three key changes including the tax hike and new rules to reduce prescription drug costs. ..."
Article Title: Atlanta police charge 23 with domestic terrorism amid ‘Cop City’ week of action
Snippet of Article: "follows violent weekend clash at proposed construction site of Georgia police training facility in forest. ...Six activists were arrested in January and charged under Georgia’s domestic terrorism statute, marking the first time state law had been used..."
Article Title: Federal Employee skills gaps across government lack mission critical skills needed to do their jobs
Snippet of Article: "...the Office of Personnel Management must do more to address its own shortfalls before it can fully help others.
Strategic human capital management has been on the government watchdog agency’s much-watched High Risk List since 2001, in part due to a variety of skills gaps that exist across government, referring to both staffing shortages in key jobs and instances where employees lack mission critical skills needed to do their jobs. ..."
Article Title: House Proposal Authorizing Military Action Against Cartels Receives Bipartisan Support
Snippet of Article: "...Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R), a retired U.S. Army Green Beret, recently endorsed former President Donald Trump’s hawkish plan to combat Mexican drug cartels and has said that he will propose legislation that would authorize direct military action against the cartels.
“He is absolutely right,” said Rep. Waltz about President Trump's anti-Cartel plan, adding, “The cartels are running our border.”
“We need to go on offense against them. ..."
Article Title: Fairbanks federal employee faces fraud charges
Snippet of Article: "U.S. Department of Justice bagged a senior Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee after she allegedly stole over $100,000 and falsified bank records over at least three years, according to a U.S. Justice Department news release.
A federal grand jury indicted Kimberly C. Robinson, who worked with the USFWS since 2003. She was arraigned in federal court on Tuesday before the U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec in Fairbanks.
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Article Title: CPAC 2023: Donald Trump still runs the Republican Party
Snippet of Article: "In recent surveys, Mr Trump - who launched his 2024 campaign in November - still claims a commanding lead over prospective challengers for the Republican nomination. Only Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising star widely expected to run but who has yet to declare, is polling in the double digits. ..."
Article Title: TSP Portfolios Backslide in February
Snippet of Article: "...most of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost ground. ...the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished February in the red..."
Article Title: White House to Federal Employees: You Have 30 Days to Delete TikTok
Snippet of Article: "The White House announced the TikTok ban from government issued devices yesterday. Employees have 30 days to remove the app.
In a move to cut government employees from accessing TikTok on government-issued devices, the White House told federal agencies yesterday that they have 30 days to remove the app from government-issued devices. The TikTok ban comes as the U.S. government grows weary about security concerns..."
Article Title: U.S. consumer spending posts biggest gain in nearly two years; inflation picks up
Snippet of Article: "This report all but insures the Fed will continue on its rate hiking campaign for a lot longer than markets anticipated just a few weeks ago. Consumers boosted purchases of long-lasting manufactured goods like motor vehicles, household furnishings and equipment as well as recreational goods and vehicles. They also bought clothes. Goods outlays rebounded 2.8%. Spending on services was also strong, rising 1.3% as Americans frequented restaurants and bars. There were increases in spending on healthcare, recreation and transportation services.
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Article Title: House Republicans have reasonable and sensible solutions to debt ceiling crisis. Biden wont negotiate on added pork
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House Republicans have reasonable and sensible solutions to debt ceiling crisis:
Recapture Unobligated COVID Money – There is nearly $100 billion in uncommitted pandemic money that Congress could rescind to reduce the deficit.
Put Americans Back to Work – By reinstating work requirements in welfare programs (like TANF and SNAP) we could save tens of billions and spur economic growth.
Reduce Fraud in the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and SNAP (Food Stamp) Program – Requiring Social Security numbers for the CTC and income verification for SNAP would not only reduce fraud, but it would also save roughly $70 billion.
Limit Obamacare to its Original Purpose – Capping Obamacare subsidies at 400 percent of poverty and below while recovering overpayments could save nearly $65 billion.
Cancel Wasteful EPA Programs from the IRA – The Inflation Reduction Act included $27 billion for the EPA with no specific programmatic purpose, and $60 billion for “environmental justice” programs. That money should be rescinded.
End President Biden’s Student Loan Bailouts – President Biden’s student loan bailout is not only costly and misguided, but recent studies have also shown that it disproportionally benefits the top 10% of income earners. Ending these bailouts would save hundreds of billions of dollars: $25 billion from ending his loan repayment moratorium and $379 billion from prohibiting the debt cancellation all together.
Stop Wasteful and Extreme Climate Spending – Rescind $3 billion for new USPS electric vehicles, $1 billion for “clean” garbage trucks, $3.4 billion for “regional greenways” and “tree planting,” and $5.6 billion for low emissions buses.
Refocus Spending to Programs that Address the Crisis at Our Border, Not Exacerbate It –The recent $1.7 trillion omnibus that Democrats rushed through at the end of the year was ripe with wasteful and misguided spending, including hundreds of millions of dollars towards organizations that facilitate illegal immigration and $10 million for legal assistance for detained migrants.
Address Billions in improper payments – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported that federal agencies made an estimated $281 billion in improper payments during FY21. House Republicans will put a stop to these improper payments.
Stop Woke-Waste – The recent omnibus included millions of dollars in funding for woke policies that American taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for, including $1.2 million for “LGBTQIA+ Pride Centers,” $1 million for a space for “gender-expansive people of color,” $3.6 million for a Michelle Obama Trail in Georgia, and $750,000 for “Transgender and Gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in Los Angeles.”
Article Title: House Oversight Wants to Question All Border Sector Chiefs
Snippet of Article: "House Oversight Committee is extending its investigation into the Biden administration's U.S.-Mexico border policies. ...Late last month, Comer sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accusing DHS of trying to prevent four sector chiefs from testifying before the panel."
Article Title: Biden does not plan on visiting East Palestine
Snippet of Article: "President Joe Biden revealed that he has no plans to visit the town of East Palestine, Ohio because he had a zoom meeting with his team.
“At this point, I’m not. I did a whole video, I mean, um, what the hell, on…” Biden said, struggling once again to finish his sentence.
“Zoom?” a reporter suggested. ..."
Article Title: 6 Tips for Homeowners Who Are Struggling to Pay Their Mortgage
Snippet of Article: "...The number of Americans filing for foreclosure was up 115% last year, according to real estate data provider ATTOM. Even though the current number of homes in foreclosure proceedings is well below pre-pandemic levels, the number has been steadily rising for the past 21 months and is likely to continue increasing. ..."
Article Title: Lawmakers Try Again to Standardize Cost of Living Raises for Federal Retirees
Snippet of Article: "Federal employee groups have long decried the fact that retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Retirement System receive lower annual annuity adjustments than their peers. ...The Equal COLA Act would ensure that federal retirees in the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System both receive the same annual percentage cost of living increase each year."
Article Title: NYC hospitals spending more than $90M to house migrants in Midtown hotels
Snippet of Article: "...Big Apple’s public hospital system plans to spend more than $90 million to house migrants in four Midtown Manhattan hotels through the spring in response to President Biden’s border crisis, The Post has learned.
NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitchell Katz has approved $40 million in payments to the four-star Row NYC near Times Square and $28 million to the four-star Stewart Hotel across from Madison Square Garden, according to documents first reported by The City. ..."
Article Title: Federal Workers Not Entitled to COVID Hazard Pay -U.S. Appeals Court
Snippet of Article: "A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said federal workers are generally not entitled to extra pay for being exposed to COVID-19 through their jobs.
In a 10-2 decision with potentially "far-reaching" ramifications, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against 188 current and former... ...It said exceptions covered some laboratories and tropical jungles, and that it was up to Congress or the agency to add categories."
Article Title: Trump Shows Instincts, Puts Blue-Collar Americans First With Ohio Visit
Snippet of Article: "Former President Donald Trump's visit on Wednesday to East Palestine in the weeks after a train derailment led to the release of toxic chemicals in the Ohio village illustrates that, unlike other 2024 presidential candidates, his campaign is keenly focused on issues affecting blue-collar Americans, political analysts say.
After rumors swirled that Trump would be the first declared or potential candidate to visit the Rust Belt community in the wake of the Feb. 3 disaster, which left residents concerned if their air and water were safe, Trump on Saturday confirmed the trip on Truth Social.
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Article Title: Nigerian Man Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme in Which He Impersonated Federal and State Procurement Officials
Snippet of Article: "...the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu,” a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade,” a/k/a “Idowu Fatade,” a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain and attempt to obtain millions of dollars of medical equipment, laboratory products, computer equipment and hardware, and other merchandise from suppliers of such merchandise across the United States by impersonating, among other individuals, procurement officials of U.S. state and local governments and educational institutions. ..."
Article Title: China's naval fleet is growing and the US 'can't keep up' with the warship buildup as Beijing uses its sea power to project an 'increasingly aggressive military posture globally,' Navy Secretary warns
Snippet of Article: "'It is no secret that the People's Republic of China seeks to upend our dominance on the oceans across the globe,' said Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington DC on Wednesday.
Del Toro said that China's navy has recently added over one hundred combatants to its fleet, calling it 'a naval buildup that is a key component of its increasingly aggressive military posture globally.'..."
Article Title: U.S. Federal Government Employee and Salary Lookup
Snippet of Article: "Under open government transparency guidelines, information on public employees (including those employed by Federal, state, and municipal governments) is a matter of public record. FederalPay.org has created a powerful search tool that allows public access to the EHRI-SDM dataset, which contains records of most public employees of the United States' Federal Government. ..."
Article Title: 2022-2023 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates
Snippet of Article: "The U.S. federal tax brackets remain unchanged for 2022 and 2023, but the income thresholds that inform those tax brackets are generally increased for inflation each year. As you might expect, the 2023 tax brackets were adjusted significantly due to the record-high inflation rate in 2022. ..."
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Snippet of Article: "Vance said there were 'dead worms and dead fish all throughout this water'...Leslie Run Creek. "This is disgusting. And the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact that these chemicals are still seeping into the ground is an insult to the people who live in East Palestine."
Vance scraped the bottom of the creek bed with a stick, which appeared to show "chemicals coming out of the ground." ...thousands of dead fish and other wildlife have cropped up in East Palestine since the train derailment on Feb. 3. "
Article Title: Biden's pause of federal student loan payments has cost more than $160,000,000,000 according to the bill
Snippet of Article: "The bill being reintroduced Thursday would prohibit the president from canceling "the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered [student] loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency."
"Taxpayers, especially working families, should not be responsible for bearing the costs associated with President Biden’s federal student loan suspension. ..."
Article Title: EPA lists additional chemicals released in East Palestine train derailment
Snippet of Article: "Of the roughly 50 train cars that derailed on Friday, Feb. 3, about 20 were listed as carrying hazardous materials. On its website, EPA posted a list, provided by Norfolk Southern, of the chemicals in the cars involved in the derailment.
Two chemicals, butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, have previously been disclosed, with vinyl chloride leading to a mandatory evacuation last Monday.
In its letter to the company, EPA listed the three other chemicals involved in the derailment: ethylhexyl acrylate, which can cause burning on the skin and in the eyes, coughing and shortness of breath; isobutylene, which can make people dizzy and drowsy; and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether which can cause coughing, dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, nausea, and weakness if inhaled."
Article Title: Philippines Says Chinese Ship Flashed Military-Grade Laser to Disrupt Coast Guard Mission
Snippet of Article: "...China’s coast guard used a military-grade laser to disrupt a resupply mission by the Philippines in the South China Sea, Philippine authorities said—the latest in a series of encounters that have raised tensions in the disputed waterway.
The Philippine coast guard said in a statement Monday that Chinese coast guard vessels accompanied by boats belonging to China’s maritime militia created a blockade Feb. 6 around an atoll known as Second Thomas Shoal, which China also claims. The statement said the Chinese vessels deliberately prevented Philippine vessels from reaching an outpost there that has been a source of contention between the two nations in the pa..."
Article Title: Chinese satellite beams green lasers over Hawaii
Snippet of Article: "...HONOLULU (KHON) – Astronomers say a Chinese satellite has been caught on video beaming down green lasers over the Hawaiian Islands.
A National Astronomical Observatory of Japan livestream camera atop the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea recorded the footage in late January...."
Article Title: Trudeau orders U.S. warplane to shoot down 'object' over Canada
Snippet of Article: "OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. warplane shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada, acting a day..."
