Personal Finance
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California Freezes Spending as State Faces $68 Billion Deficit
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – In the aftermath of a government report projecting a $68 billion deficit for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the California Department of Finance ordered a spending freeze across all state agencies for the remainder of the ongoing 2023-2024 fiscal year. “The State of California anticipates significant General Fund budget deficits…
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Freedom Caucus Elects New Leader
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Members of the House Freedom Caucus chose Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., as their new leader—the fifth caucus chairman since it formed in 2015—in hopes of swaying several upcoming pieces of legislation, Axios reported. Although its ranks grew considerably between the 2018 and 2020 elections, when it went from 30 members to…
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Bye-Bye GOP Majority? NY Court Lets Dems Redraw Key Districts
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A New York congressional map, credited with aiding Republicans in securing the majority during the 2022 midterm elections, has been mandated for a redraw by the state’s highest court. According to Fox News, the New York Court of Appeals has directed the state’s redistricting commission to create a new map ahead of…
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Ex-Rep. Santos Alleges Congressional Adultery Scandal, Teases Tell-All Book
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., made explicit accusations of adultery among lawmakers in a candid interview with CBS New York’s Marcia Kramer. Santos, who faced expulsion from Congress due to allegations of corruption, claimed on Sunday that members of Congress engaged in infidelity with each other, delivering a severe allegation against his…
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Consumers Relying More on Installment Plans for Holiday Shopping
(Headline USA) Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this Christmas season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells. The short-term loans often come with consumer-friendly interest rates and allow shoppers to make an initial payment at checkout, then pay the rest…
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Kevin McCarthy Angling for Cabinet Post in Next Trump Admin.
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) In an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., hinted that he was posturing for a position in former president Donald Trump’s cabinet if Trump wins in 2024, RealClearPolitics reported. McCarthy—who recently announced his plans to make an early retirement from the House after being forced out…
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Congressional Dems Forced to Defend Felony Charges against Hunter Biden
(Headline USA) Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was forced to admit this weekend that prosecutors were right to bring charges against Hunter Biden for tax fraud, calling the case against the president’s son “legally justified.” Murphy, one of the more progressive Democrats in the Senate, agreed during an interview with NBC News on Sunday that Biden…
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NY Times Reporter Flashes Colleagues on Zoom Call
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was revealed that a high-level reporter who works for the New York Times flashed her colleagues during a Dec. 7, 2023, morning Zoom call. The accident prompted an editor who was leading the online gathering to scramble and remove the female reporter from the online meeting, according to the Messenger.…
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Trump Endorses Victim of Ariz. 2022 Stolen Election for Congress
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Donald Trump issued his endorsement to Republican congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh on Friday, which would handle the former Arizona Attorney General candidate a likely boost in a contested GOP primary since he wasn’t able to win the 2022 election because it was stolen. “Abe Hamadeh is a veteran, a former prosecutor…
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MURDOCK: Dems Peddle Salacious ‘Dictator’ Porn as Hollow Last Resort
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) The same left-wing crowd that wasted three years screaming, “Russia! Russia! Russia!” has a new chant: “Dictator! Dictator! Dictator!” President Joe Biden said in September, “Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy American democracy.” That month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez, D-N.Y., declared: “This is truly about having a strong…