#How the Ukraine War was turned into a political football

#How the Ukraine War was turned into a political football

As Ukraine fights for its national survival, Congress chose the easy and wrong over the difficult and right this last week.  The second and third order effects of the Biden administration’s “just enough” Ukrainian war funding strategy came to a political head as Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House voted to pass a “clean continuing resolution to keep the government funded at current spending…

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#Rep. Cuellar unharmed in armed carjacking in DC

#Rep. Cuellar unharmed in armed carjacking in DC

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked in Washington, D.C. on Monday night, according to a staffer from his office. Cuellar was parking his car outside of his apartment in Navy Yard, D.C. when three armed individuals approached the congressman and stole his car, Cuellar’s chief of staff confirmed to The Hill. Cuellar’s chief of staff…

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#Trump campaign calls on RNC to cancel third GOP debate

#Trump campaign calls on RNC to cancel third GOP debate

Former President Trump’s campaign called on the Republican National Committee (RNC) to cancel its third debate scheduled in Miami next month, even amid reporting that Trump is not anticipated to attend the event. “The Republican National Committee should immediately cancel the upcoming debate in Miami and end all future debates in order to refocus its…

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#6 reasons a recession is in the cards soon

#6 reasons a recession is in the cards soon

While the summer brought lower inflation rates, higher jobs rates and boosts of consumer spending, Bloomberg Economics is warning a recession is more likely than not happening soon. Citing the ongoing autoworkers strike, the return of student loan repayments and the looming threat of a government shutdown after Congress’s short-term spending bill lapses in November, Bloomberg…

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#Is Italy headed for a debt crisis? 

#Is Italy headed for a debt crisis? 

Markets have not distinguished themselves in anticipating European economic crises. In late 2009, on the eve of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, Greek government bonds traded with a yield that was barely above that of German government bonds. A year later, the Greek sovereign debt crisis shook U.S. and world financial markets and Greece eventually…

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