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‘Slush fund’: Bill that ended government shutdown also allows US senators to get half $1 million

Tucked away inside the bill signed by President Donald Trump to reopen the federal government on Wednesday is a provision that could make some U.S. senators $500,000 richer. After signing the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026” in the Oval Office on Wednesday night, Trump vowed that, with the government reopened, Congress would “continue our work to lower the cost of living, restore public safety, grow our economy, and make America affordable […]

todayNovember 13, 2025

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White House defends complete demolition of East Wing despite previous claims, ballroom cost rises to $300 million

The White House defended its complete demolition of the East Wing, despite initially telling the public that its structure would not be touched to build President Donald Trump‘s proposed ballroom. “This is going to be a magnificent addition to the White House for many years to come, and it’s not costing the taxpayers anything,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a press briefing on Thursday. Images of the final demolition of the East Wing show that it was […]

todayOctober 23, 2025

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‘It’s disgusting’: Trump will reportedly demand DOJ pay him $230 million for federal prosecutions

President Donald Trump will reportedly demand that the U.S. Department of Justice pay him $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations of him, accusing the federal government of malicious prosecution. According to The New York Times, Trump has not yet filed a lawsuit; however, his legal team filed complaints in an administrative claims process that are deemed a precursor to lawsuits. The complaints are related to federal investigations of Trump conducted by the Justice Department, who was accused of […]

todayOctober 21, 2025 1

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Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.” “It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green Bay on Sunday night, taking the stage in a yellow cheesehead hat. “I’m not phoning it in. I’m here in person.” Musk […]

todayMarch 31, 2025

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Jeffries warns about Republican cuts to Medicaid, slams Elon Musk for making $8 million per day

House Democratic leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., railed against Republicans after their party passed a budget bill that would extend President Donald Trump‘s 2017 tax cuts law and enact new tax cuts totaling more than $4 trillion. In an effort to pay for such massive tax cuts, the Republican budget calls for huge spending cuts. On Thursday, during his weekly press conference, Jeffries warned that Medicaid will be on the chopping block as a result. “Every single member of the […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025

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Trump says he will offer ‘gold cards’ for $5 million path to citizenship, replacing investor visas

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors. “They’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful, and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people, and we think it’s going to be extremely successful,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the “Trump Gold Card” would replace EB-5 visas in […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 1

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Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million case defaming Black election workers

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers. Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Giuliani testify for a second day at a contempt hearing called after lawyers for the election workers said the former New York City mayor had failed to properly comply with requests for evidence over the last few months. Liman said […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target

NEW YORK (AP) — Maribel Hidalgo fled her native Venezuela a year ago with a 1-year-old son, trudging for days through Panama’s Darien Gap, then riding the rails across Mexico to the United States. They were living in the U.S. when the Biden administration announced Venezuelans would be offered Temporary Protected Status, which allows people already in the United States to stay and work legally if their homelands are deemed unsafe. People from 17 countries, including Haiti, Afghanistan, Sudan and recently Lebanon, are currently receiving […]

todayNovember 14, 2024 5

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Harris raises $633 million in the third quarter but spends heavily in final push

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris ‘ campaign and affiliated Democratic groups raised about $633 million for the quarter, which ended last month, pushing their total to over $1 billion while maintaining a large financial advantage over Republican candidate Donald Trump in the presidential election’s final sprint. The vice president’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties raised more than $359 million in September alone. Harris’ campaign raised about $222 million in September. Harris’ team alone spent more than it took in last month, paying out […]

todayOctober 22, 2024