#Senators fume after McCarthy jams them on Ukraine aid

#Senators fume after McCarthy jams them on Ukraine aid

Lawmakers who back U.S. aid to Ukraine are fuming over a serious weekend setback that they say leaves President Biden facing an uphill battle to win more money amid deepening political divisions over Kyiv, particularly in the House. Senators in both parties who back Ukraine went into last weekend thinking they could jam a Senate…

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#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s fury was on full display Monday during the first day of his civil fraud trial, where he lambasted the judge overseeing the case outside of the courtroom and stared daggers into the attorney general investigating business practices involving some of his most famed properties. The former president’s frustration — and his counsels’ — was…

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#The Fed’s losses have passed 0 Billion: What’s next?

#The Fed’s losses have passed $100 Billion: What’s next?

There has just been a landmark event at the Federal Reserve: Its accumulated operating losses have passed $100 billion. This startling number, which would previously been thought impossible, was reported on Sept. 14, 2023, in the Fed’s H.4.1 Release. It is essential to understand that these are not mark-to-market paper losses; they are real cash…

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#America is not ready for climate disasters 

#America is not ready for climate disasters 

If the U.S. House of Representatives ever decides to do useful work again, one of its top priorities should be an overhaul of federal disaster relief. The government is not prepared to cope with what climate change is throwing at us. Neither are the millions of Americans living in disaster-prone places.  That’s the conclusion of…

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