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By Jordan Conradson The House of Representatives has passed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown.  Democrats raised the same objections as they did to yesterday’s government funding bill. Purple-haired Democrat Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro gave almost the exact same speech tonight in opposition as last night, claiming that Republicans were trying to shut the government down at the behest of “President Musk.” However, Democrats overwhelmingly voted in favor of the bill after Republicans noted that any vote in opposition to the bill was a vote to shut the government down. The final vote was 366-34 in favor of the bill, with 196 Democrats voting yes and 34 Republicans voting no. Trump has called on Congress to “get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029” the debt ceiling as a negotiating tactic when he takes office on January 20. This morning, Trump  called on  Republicans to ensure that the government does not shut down after his January 20 inauguration. “If ...

By Becky Noble The current state of the United States Congress is nowhere near what the Founding Fathers had in mind. The idea was that people would go to Washington, D.C. to represent the people of their district or state for a term or two. Then they returned home to give someone else a chance to serve who may have fresh ideas, and also so those returning would now be forced to live under the laws they enacted. That is clearly not what is happening today. In Texas,  one Congresswoman went missing ; the place where she turned up will make you despise the swamp even more. The fact that Kay Granger is unable to leave her nursing home to participate in the most important congressional vote of the year suggests she was already in visible decline when she ran for re-election in 2022. A sad and humiliating way to end her political career. Sad that… https://t.co/ElXhv6wWcW — Rolando Garcia (@rdgarcia03) December 20, 2024 The missing Congresswoman in question is Rep. Kay Granger...

By Tyler Durden Authored by Paul Schwennesen via the  American Institute for Economic Research  (AIER), Denmark, according to The New York Times (NYT) ,  is going ahead with its livestock “Burp Tax.”  Though hotly contested, the Danish government has nevertheless finally settled on  levying farmers 300 kroners (~$43) per ton for carbon dioxide emissions , ramping to $106 per ton by 2035. As is the case with many of these farm-targeted green interventions, the action is ludicrously ineffectual at addressing the trumped-up problem, while remarkably effective at further cementing state controls over economic production. Part of the reason farms (and especially cows) are such fat targets for this kind of statist intervention is that, politically speaking, they are the perfect scapegoat. It all seems so harmless, after all—so silly even—that serious-minded folk risk looking ridiculous if they object. Is it really so very draconian, goes the argument, to ask farme...

By Mike Miller As RedState reported at the end of November, President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico to force the country to cooperate in an effort to stop the influx of illegal aliens and deadly fentanyl from crossing the southern border appeared to bear fruit. Trump  said at the time  that he “just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo” and that she "has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern border."   Trump said Mexico would work to stop the influx immediately. Welp, that was then, and this is now. Sheinbaum Pardo  celebrated  her country's "migrants" living in the U.S. during her daily news briefing on Wednesday, calling them "heroes."   The Mexican president trotted out a song titled “Migrant Hymn,” which included lyrics in both English and Spanish. One verse reads: “Where we are from, no nos rajamos” (we...

By Ward Clark One of the major issues that got Donald Trump reelected and the GOP a sweep of the Senate was energy policy. People feel the consequences of energy policy every day when they fill up their cars and trucks or pay their home heating and electric bills — it affects everything we do and every economic transaction we engage in. You can't talk about energy policy in the United States without talking about Alaska. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) knows this, and he is calling on the incoming Trump administration to roll back the Biden/Harris restrictions on  Alaska's oil and gas development . Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes  oil and gas exploration  in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and  reversing restrictions  on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon. OK, there's just a little bit of typical AP bias in that statement. The prop...

By Brandon Morse With another government shutdown looming on the horizon, members of the government are telling that the sky is falling and woe will befall the country. The only way to stop certain doom is to give politicians what they want.  Sound familiar? It should, because this is how politicians manipulate you into giving them what they want on a lot of subjects. Climate change is a very good example, for instance, and both the government shutdown and climate change are the same in terms of destructiveness.  We're going to be just fine.  John Stossel already made a video about this five years ago, and with this upcoming shutdown, he decided to wheel it back out in order to show you just how much of a crisis a government shutdown isn't, but politicians and the corporate media are more than happy to work together to make you think it is.  As Stossel points out, the Washington Post attempted to generate panic over it with words like "shutdown sows chaos, confus...

By Rick Moran Amazon warehouse workers at five locations, representing about 7,000 of Amazon's 800,000 workers in the United States (1.5 million worldwide), went on strike, demanding better wages and benefits.  Apparently, the workers believe that the Teamsters union is representing them. Amazon's response: "Who?" Amazon does not recognize the Teamsters representation of their workers. “There are a lot of nuances here, but I want to be clear, the Teamsters don’t represent any Amazon employees despite their claims to the contrary,” said Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson. “This entire narrative is a PR play and the Teamsters’ conduct this past year, and this week is illegal.” This can only happen in Joe Biden's "pro-union" America. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has certified the Teamsters representation, but Amazon is appealing the ruling. "If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed,...

By Rusty Weiss Larry the Cable Guy tore into Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT) following her unhinged rant about House Republicans supposedly being "scared" of Elon Musk. Let me repeat that. The guy who plays Mater — you know, like "tuh-mater," but without the "tuh" — is trying to break down simple concepts regarding  congressional spending  to a sitting congresswoman. Now, don't get me wrong. Larry is a bright guy who created a brilliant character in the world of comedy. But DeLauro, as a Representative of the people, is supposed to be one of our best and brightest.  Instead, we get this. 🚨 JUST NOW: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) mocks Republicans for getting "scared - because President Musk said 'don't do it [pass the bill]!'" "Imagine. What does HE know about what people go through when the government shuts down? Are his employees furloughed? H*ll no! Is… pic.twitter.com/JNKCZ4kWXU — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) Dec...

By Bob Hoge As the clock mercifully winds down on Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency, it’s time for the First Couple to enjoy the holidays, reminisce about their time in the White House—and exact revenge on those who shoved him aside from his (their) reelection campaign. At least, that’s what  some insiders are saying , and they’re claiming power-hungry Dr. Jill is at the forefront of the effort: Now, sources say, the first lady has been egging her husband on to further inflame fury among his colleagues. 'Jill views Democrats on  Capitol  Hill, the [wider] party, the Obamas, staff inside and outside the White House, the media, and all of Washington  DC  with such misguided resentment that I can't imagine she [isn't] encouraging [Joe] to burn the whole thing down, despite his better judgment,' an insider said. A particular target for the First Couple is said to be former house speaker  Nancy Pelosi , who  led the effort to push Biden out  of the...