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Government spending through July 2019 breaks record
The federal government spent a record $3,727,014,000,000 in the first ten months of fiscal 2019 (October through July). The previous record was set in the first ten months of FY 2009, when the Treasury spent $3,576,745,930,000 (in constant June 2019 dollars, adjusted using the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation ... -
Potential ethnic-studies course in California spurned as anti-Semitic
A proposed ethnic-studies course drafted for California public schools has received major pushback because of how it treats Israel and Jewish-Americans. Valerie Richardson at The Washington Times reported that, “The Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum contains sample course outlines on a broad array of minority groups, including Arab Americans — ... -
Biden’s repeated misspeaks provoke questions on his ability to face Trump
The forerunner of Democratic presidential candidates, former vice president Joe Biden, has misspoke a multitude of times at recent campaign events, provoking some members of his party to question his ability to beat Trump. John McCormick and Jesse Naranjo at the Wall Street Journal reported that “The most recent ... -
Former firefighter stops man armed with 100 rounds of ammunition at neighborhood Walmart
With the help of a former fire fighter, the Springfield Police Department caught an active shooter before he struck at a neighborhood Walmart in Springfield, Mo Thursday evening. According to the local news source KY3, “Police stated that a young white male, appearing to be in his twenties, pulled ... -
Nadler says he’s begun “formal impeachment proceedings”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that his committee has officially started "formal impeachment proceedings" for President Trump. According to Fox News, Nadler told CNN “that he ‘wasn't waiting’ for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who has been publicly reluctant to support impeachment, but added that ...