Sep 28, 2023

U.S. government starts notifying federal employees a shutdown may be imminent ...though they would get paid back once any shutdown ends.

U.S. government starts notifying federal employees a shutdown may be imminent

'The U.S. government started notifying federal workers on Thursday that a shutdown appears imminent. ...federal programs, including Social Security and mail delivery, would be unaffected, because they are funded outside of the annual appropriations process on Capitol Hill...Caught in the middle are the nation’s roughly 2 million federal workers and its approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops. ...though they would get paid back once any shutdown ends. '

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
Tags: Will Federal workers get paid after shutdown? Yes

New documents show DOJ efforts to shield Biden from corruption probe

'U.S. attorney’s office for Delaware took several steps to block an FBI inquiry into foreign lobbying violations involving then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden. ...emails and memos that appear to tie then-Vice President Biden to his son’s foreign business deals and provide an inside look at the efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf to shield Mr. Biden from any part of the criminal investigation, including issuing an order to strip a reference to Mr. Biden from a search warrant while he was running for president. “These documents show a clearer connection between Joe Biden, his public office and Hunter Biden’s global influence-peddling scheme that resulted in over $20 million in payments to the Biden family,” said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, Missouri Republican...'

Reference: www.washingtontimes.com
Tags: Department of Justice (DOJ),Weaponization of DOJ,'credible allegations' of Biden Admin corruption,Government Corruption,Evidence pf corruption and bias, Influence-peddling, Lesley Wolf (Assistant U.S. Attorney),

Sep 23, 2023

Gaetz | Shutdown May Be Cure for 'Disease' of Out-of-Control Spending

Gaetz to Newsmax: Shutdown Cure for 'Disease' of Spending

'...Gaetz wants a return to a process where agencies "come before us, present their budgets ... and let the votes fall where they may." Then "let the Democrats get up and explain why American taxpayers are paying for gay pride parades in Prague. Let them explain why we're paying the Department of Homeland Security to take people from the border and distribute them all over the interior of our country. ...'

Reference: www.newsmax.com
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000

' New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged on Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence... This is the second set of corruption charges levied against Menendez by the Justice Department in a decade. He previously fought off conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud related to alleged personal favors. Menendez is up for reelection next year. He has been in the Senate since 2006. Senate Democratic Caucus rules will force Menendez to step aside as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, but he can still serve on the panel. ...'

Reference: www.cnn.com
Tags: Influence peddling of Democrats, Sen. Bob Menendez, fraud related to alleged personal favors,The Biden Years,Corrupt Government,

Sep 21, 2023

Funding for Ukraine will not be a part of any stopgap continuing resolution, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Wednesday

'...Funding for Ukraine will not be a part of any stopgap continuing resolution measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown by the end of this month, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Wednesday. ...'

Reference: www.newsmax.com
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Biden insults Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, refusing or ignoring his outreaced hand, irritating Lula

Biden appears to wander off UN stage without shaking President Lula's hand at end of joint speech - leaving Brazilian leader visibly irritated - minutes after President walked through a flag to take the podium

'...As Biden turned his back on the Brazilian president, Lula looked annoyed and made a swiping gesture with his arm. They departed awkwardly from opposite sides of the stage...'Can you hear me President Biden? This is an historical moment for Brazil, and for the US,' Lula said at the start of his speech. 'President Biden can you hear me?' Lula asked again, appearing to lose patience as Biden grunted in response. 'You can?' he asked, turning to Biden. 'Yes, good.'...'

Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Inflation: Mortgage Rates Head Higher Again, Rise to 7.18%

Mortgage Rates Head Higher Again, Rise to 7.18%

'1 to 6.7% currently. In a grim indicator ...The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up this week, pushing higher the borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers already facing a housing market limited by a dearth of homes for sale and rising prices. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.18%...'

Reference: www.floridarealtors.org
Tags: Biden Accomplishments,Biden Legacy,Inflation,Bidenomics,Bidenomis vs. Mortgage Rates,

Sep 18, 2023

UAW Chief Fain Rejects 21% Pay Increase Offer

'United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said he’s unmoved by an offer of a 21% pay raise from Stellantis NV as the strike against the Big Three US automakers entered its third full day. “It’s definitely a no-go,” Fain said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation. “We’ve made that very clear.”...'

Reference: www.bloomberg.com
Tags: Inflation,Wage Inflation,Auto Price Inflation,Truck Price Inflation,Destruction of America's retirees,United Auto Workers (UAW),Greed vs. Common Sense, Root Causes of Inflation,

Sep 17, 2023

Not a Smart Time to Buy Trucks and Cars | Auto workers strike will drive up car prices

Auto workers strike will drive up car prices, but not right away

'lots are full of cars now,” says Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a provider of information about the auto industry. He estimates that at current inventory levels and the pace of vehicle sales, most car shoppers shouldn’t notice much change ...UAW began striking at factories that make only a few vehicles...The car companies have plants in Mexico that could keep producing some models...The biggest wild card could be consumer psychology – panic-buying that would drive up prices. “The impact on prices would be almost instantaneous,” Nelson says. “'

Reference: abcnews.go.com
Tags: Auto Price Inflation,Truck Price Inflation,