Murphy blames GOP for rising energy costs in New Jersey, cites federal spending bill
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is blaming Republicans and the Trump Administration for rising energy prices across the state, criticizing a recently signed federal spending bill he says will…
US Congress spending plan backs Israel, extends anti-AIDS program
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign policy provisions in the $1.2 trillion spending plan unveiled by U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday included billions of dollars in military spending, concessions to Israel…
‘Your Point Is Completely Valid’: Pacific Forces Chief Acknowledges The US Is Spending Too Much Downing Houthi Weapons
‘Your Point Is Completely Valid’: Pacific Forces Chief Acknowledges The US Is Spending Too Much Downing Houthi Weapons Micaela Burrow on March 20, 2024 The head of U.S. military forces assigned to…
‘A Complete Failure’: Conservatives Chafe At GOP Plan To Lock In Homeland Security Spending With No Border Changes
‘A Complete Failure’: Conservatives Chafe At GOP Plan To Lock In Homeland Security Spending With No Border Changes Mary Lou Masters on March 15, 2024 Conservatives are already pushing back against an…
Biden Admin Spending Big To Make Ports Of Entry Green While Trying To Yank Border Wall Funds
Biden Admin Spending Big To Make Ports Of Entry Green While Trying To Yank Border Wall Funds Nick Pope on March 14, 2024 The Biden administration is spending more than $1 billion…
Senate Passes Consolidated Spending Bill To Partially Fund Government For 2024
The Senate passed a consolidated bill on Friday to fund a part of the federal government for the 2024 fiscal year, which partially completes the appropriations process that has been delayed since…
Congress Passes Massive Spending Bill Chock-Full Of Earmarks
Congress Passes Massive Spending Bill Chock-Full Of Earmarks Arjun Singh on March 6, 2024 The House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Wednesday to fund part of the federal government for…
Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week
Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week Arjun Singh on February 29, 2024 The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the…
Federal Court Rules Major Biden Spending Bill Was Passed Unconstitutionally
Federal Court Rules Major Biden Spending Bill Was Passed Unconstitutionally Harold Hutchison on February 27, 2024 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a $1.7 trillion spending bill was unconstitutionally passed in December…
Defense Spending Plans For 2025 Don’t Live Up To White House, Congress’ Bluster On Deterring China, Experts Say
Defense Spending Plans For 2025 Don’t Live Up To White House, Congress’ Bluster On Deterring China, Experts Say Micaela Burrow on February 25, 2024 The White House and Congress say China poses…
Union-backing shareholder asks Starbucks to disclose ‘anti-union spending,’ approaches SEC
(Reuters) -A labor union-backing shareholder wrote a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, saying that Starbucks has failed to disclose costs arising from anti-union campaigns, which was estimated…
House Leaves Washington Without Passing Spending Bills Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline
House Leaves Washington Without Passing Spending Bills Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline Arjun Singh on February 15, 2024 The House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess ahead of the third extended…
NATO Members Suddenly Poised To Meet Military Spending Targets Days After Trump Railed Against Alliance
NATO Members Suddenly Poised To Meet Military Spending Targets Days After Trump Railed Against Alliance Jake Smith on February 13, 2024 NATO is expected to announce Wednesday that a majority of its…
Germany’s Scholz pledges to meet 2% NATO spending target
By Matthias Inverardi and Andreas Rinke DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said defence companies could count on his government ramping up military spending and that it would meet…
Sol Wisenberg Explains Why Biden DOJ’s Probe Into Dem Rep’s ‘Astronomical’ Security Spending Is ‘Significant’
Sol Wisenberg Explains Why Biden DOJ’s Probe Into Dem Rep’s ‘Astronomical’ Security Spending Is ‘Significant’ Harold Hutchison on January 30, 2024 Former deputy independent counsel Sol Wisenberg said it was “significant” Tuesday…
US Congress negotiators reach deal on 12 gov’t spending bills -Republican lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan negotiators in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement on the spending levels in the 12 bills that legislators would need to pass to avert a government shutdown beginning in…
Hardline US Republicans who cried ‘wolf’ side-lined by spending deal
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hardline Republicans who repeatedly brought the U.S. House of Representatives to a halt last year were sidelined in this month’s bipartisan push to avert a government…
Australians pulled back spending in Dec after Black Friday splurge -CBA data
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s household spending fell in December after a rise the previous month, as consumers pulled back spending on household goods, recreation and food, data from the Commonwealth Bank of…
US political ad spending to grow 30% in 2024 amid digital boom
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Spending on political advertising in the U.S. is expected to jump 30% this year from the last presidential election in 2020, partly driven by higher spending on…
US political ad spending to soar in 2024 with TV media the biggest winner – report
By Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – U.S. political advertising spend will likely jump by nearly a third in 2024 over the previous U.S. presidential election year, with TV media again taking a lion’s…
US House Republican hardliners challenge Johnson over spending deal
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson faced his first direct challenge from his own caucus on Wednesday, as hardline conservatives blocked a Republican bill to protest…
New Congressional Spending Deal Would Boost Spending Levels Compared To Pre-Pandemic Budget
New Congressional Spending Deal Would Boost Spending Levels Compared To Pre-Pandemic Budget Arjun Singh on January 9, 2024 The bipartisan spending deal negotiated between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader…
UK retailers report subdued Christmas spending: BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported lacklustre sales around Christmas, according to industry data released on Tuesday which may add to concerns that the economy has tipped into a…
Japan Nov household spending falls 2.9% year/year
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending in November fell 2.9% from a year earlier, down for nine months in a row, government data showed on Tuesday. That was worse than the median…
US online holiday spending up 5% on steep discounts, BNPL options – report
(Reuters) – Online spending by U.S. shoppers rose 4.9% during the 2023 holiday season, an Adobe Analytics report showed on Thursday, as intense promotions on items such as electronics and apparel, as…
Joe Biden Slams Inflation And Runaway Government Spending — In 1978 Campaign Ad
Joe Biden Slams Inflation And Runaway Government Spending — In 1978 Campaign Ad Nick Pope on December 31, 2023 President Joe Biden derided inflation and the size of the federal government back…
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