#OMB director knocks McCarthy claims he won’t take a salary during shutdown: ‘That is theater’

#OMB director knocks McCarthy claims he won’t take a salary during shutdown: ‘That is theater’

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young on Friday knocked reports that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he won’t take a salary during a looming government shutdown. “Look, I’m glad that the Speaker’s made that statement. By the way, members of Congress have to get paid constitutionally, so maybe he’ll put it in a sock drawer. I…

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#Home borrowing costs hit 23-year high 

#Home borrowing costs hit 23-year high 

Home mortgage rates have reached the highest figure since 2000, as the average borrowing rate for 30-year home loans topped 7.31 percent this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The new figure is a slight increase from last week’s 7.19 percent. A year ago it was 6.70 percent. The rate continues to climb, in…

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#Aid to Gabon suspended after military takeover

#Aid to Gabon suspended after military takeover

The U.S. suspended a majority of non-humanitarian military aid to Gabon Tuesday in the wake of a military takeover of the African country last month, according to The Associated Press. In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the government is “pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Gabon” as it evaluates…

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#Elon Musk says he will visit US-Mexico border in Texas

#Elon Musk says he will visit US-Mexico border in Texas

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said he will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas this week to confront the “serious issue” of border security.  Musk replied to a video originally shared by Fox News purportedly showing migrants riding on the top of a freight train toward the U.S. “I spoke with Rep. Tony Gonzales [R-Texas] tonight…

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#Why is UPenn hosting a festival of antisemites?

#Why is UPenn hosting a festival of antisemites?

This weekend, amid the Jewish high holidays, the Palestine Writes Literature Festival is being hosted at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania. While this gathering was ostensibly formed to uplift Palestinian creatives and artists, it has faced backlash for its suspect speaker lineup of known antisemites. Most notably, British musician and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is set…

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#Nikki Haley calls Trump ‘weak in the knees’ on Ukraine

#Nikki Haley calls Trump ‘weak in the knees’ on Ukraine

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized Trump’s foreign policy during a campaign stop in Portsmouth, N.H., on Thursday, saying he is “weak in the knees” on Ukraine policy. When asked how Trump will be remembered, she gave the former president several compliments, tip-toeing around being too overtly negative about the GOP primary’s frontrunner. “He was the…

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