DEI Is a Waste and Distraction at the University of Michigan
As the university begins to question the utility of DEI, some on campus may cling to it. They should be ignored.
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Online Dating’s Latest Innovation
Noninteraction.
The Fiscal Hawks Never Win
All the latest drama on Capitol Hill is unlikely to fundamentally alter our dreadful fiscal trajectory.
Godard for Christmas
The controversial Hail Mary is more devout than controversial.
China Unsheathes Its Doomsday Artillery
Just how did China gain such dominance across the board in critical materials?
House Freedom Caucus Chair: Many in GOP Oppose Clean Debt Limit Hike, It’s Better to Raise It Once We’re in Power
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) stated that many Republicans aren’t opposed to raising the debt limit, but need spending concessions to go with it and that he believes it’s better
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Spending Deal Goes Down in Flames as House Republicans Confront Difficult Questions
House Republicans are going back to the drawing board after a deal negotiated Thursday failed decidedly just hours later.
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Breitbart Business Digest: Shutting Down the Government Costs the Economy Almost Nothing
The U.S. economy will barely notice if the federal government needs to shut down because funding authorization runs out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21.
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Lizzo Breaks Silence More Than A Year After Facing Sexual Harassment Allegations
‘Let’s be clear, I did nothing wrong’
In an early legislative test for Trump, plan B spending bill tanks in House
House Republicans failed to secure the majority votes needed Thursday on a spending bill to avert a government shutdown by week’s end, handing a decisive loss to President-elect Trump in an early test of his ability to unite Republicans in the chamber. The bill failed by a vote of 235-174, including 38 Republicans who voted down the legislation. The bill not only failed the method that allowed lawmakers to fast-track it with a two-thirds majority.
Legendary Drummer Provides Rare Update About His Ailing Health
‘If I can’t do what I did as well as I did it, I’d rather relax and not do anything’
Hillary Clinton says Republicans are taking orders from ‘world’s richest man’ to shut down government
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sounded off Thursday about Elon Musk’s influence over the spending drama on Capitol Hill. “If you’re just catching up: the Republican Party, taking orders from the world’s richest man, is on course to shut down the government over the holidays, stopping paychecks for our troops and nutrition benefits for low-income families just in time for Christmas,” the 2016 presidential candidate wrote on X.
Trump-backed spending bill goes down in flames as shutdown looms
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night.Congress is inching closer to the possibility of a partial shutdown, with the deadline coming at the end of Friday.The bill needed two-thirds of the House chamber to pass, but failed to even net a majority. Two Democrats voted with the majority of Republicans to pass the bill, while 38 GOP lawmakers bucked Trump to oppose it.
House Republicans Strike Spending Deal After Trump Steps In
President-elect Donald Trump stepped in to provide a path to potentially avoid a government shutdown, just 24 hours after a deal negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) collapsed.
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Trud’oh: A Messy Firing
The Canadian prime minister seems committed to his reckless economics and endless blunders.
‘Hell no’: House Dems erupt over GOP spending deal
House Democrats are balking at the latest iteration of a spending plan that was released on Thursday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.”The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious, it’s laughable. Extreme MAGA Republicans are driving us to a government shutdown,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., indicated Democratic leadership would whip their members to vote “no” on the deal.Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
Judge Sentences Brad Pitt’s Former Body Double Luke Ford To 16 Years Behind Bars
This is Scotland’s first-ever prosecution on the charge of stealthing
The history of White House Christmas trees, including Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘ban’ of the holiday tradition
Presidents past and present have displayed breathtaking Christmas trees at the White House. Former President Benjamin Harrison is credited by the White House Historical Association as the first to display a Christmas tree in the White House, having placed one in the Second Floor Oval Room in 1889. That first known Christmas tree to be displayed in the White House was adorned with candles for Harrison’s grandchildren, according to the White House Historical Association.
Donald Trump Begins to Move Against Mike Johnson
President-elect Donald Trump appears to have deteriorating confidence in House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the Republican conference in the next cycle.
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Elon Musk’s Ill-Informed Foray into Shutdown Politics
The neophytes should not be setting the agenda.
Have We Found a Cure for TDS?
Trump gets strange new respect.
Jelly Roll Responds To Backlash Over His Political Views Or Lack Thereof
‘I’m not political!
Western Culture Reins Supreme As Syrian Christians Blast Pitbull At Christmas Tree Lighting In Surreal Video
‘I’m the plumber tonight, I’ll check your pipes’
Bhattacharya’s Battle for NIH Is Worth Fighting
Trump’s nominee to the prominent and troubled public-health agency could bring much-needed reform.
We Don’t Need a Constitutional Convention
Politicians have perfected the art of not doing their jobs.
JD Vance, Speaker Johnson Had ‘Productive Conversation’ over Funding, Debt Negotiations
Vice President-elect JD Vance revealed that he and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had a “productive conversation” regarding a recently unveiled government funding bill, according to a report.
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Exclusive — ‘Leverage’ Fight: U.S. Senator Warns that Chuck Schumer ‘Doesn’t Want to Give Up’ Debt Ceiling Increase to Trump
A U.S. Senator told Breitbart News on Wednesday evening that President-elect Donald Trump’s push to have the debt ceiling increased as part of a government funding deal this week “makes sense” from Trump’s perspective but warned it is unlikely Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer would agree to such a push.
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Exclusive—Sen. Josh Hawley: Speaker Johnson’s Spending Bill Is ‘Hugely Harmful to President Trump’
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told “The Alex Marlow Show” that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)’s spending bill will be “hugely harmful” to President-elect Donald Trump if it passes Congress.
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