Update to Negotiators Agree To Omnibus Spending Bill, Must Be Approved By Friday To Avoid Government Shutdown. The Hill reports, Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package: The Senate on Thursday voted to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus package that funds the federal government through September, provides Ukraine with $45 billion in military and economic … Read more
One of the longest running scams Donald Trump has run for years – “I want to release my taxes, but I am under an IRS audit” – has finally come to an end. CNN supercut of Trump saying he would release his taxes (like every presidential candidate since “I am not a crook” Richard Nixon … Read more
Update to Congress Gives Itself One More Week To Pass The Omnibus Spending Bill. The New York Times reports, Lawmakers Unveil Sprawling Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown: Top lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a sprawling spending package that would keep the government open through next fall after reaching a compromise on billions of dollars in federal … Read more
Update to Not Yet In Power, Republicans Threaten A Government Shutdown Ahead Of Christmas. I’ve lost count of how many times since 1994 that the Congress has failed to pass the appropriations bills until they want to leave for Christmas Eve. (The fiscal year ended on September 30). This is ridiculous. There’s a new wrinkle … Read more
Apparently, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is okay with going to voters during a future office run in Arizona and perhaps across the nation and telling them “Yeah, I broke my word to public school children.” As Az Blue Meanie and other media outlets have reported, the soon-to-be former Arizona Governor, after having, as State Senator … Read more