Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol after he and other Congressional leaders met with President Biden at the White House to discuss the debt ceiling May 9, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy are still very much in the finger-pointing stage of the economy-rattling debt crisis.
New Jersey: Decorative Helicopter Falls into Water Park Pool, Injuring 4
A decorative helicopter fell into a pool inside the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, injuring four people. The incident happened in the DreamWorks Water Park in the large swimming pool over which multiple franchise characters from Shrek and Kung-Fu Panda hang from the domed ceiling. At around 3 p.m. on Sunday, a decorative helicopter inexplicably
New Jersey water park closes after decorative helicopter falls, injures 4
A New Jersey water park is closed after a decorative helicopter hanging from a ceiling crashed into a swimming pool and injured four people Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The suspended prop fell just after 3 p.m. at the DreamWorks Water Park, a venue that is part of the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex in […]
December spending gloom falls on GOP: ‘Iâm so disgusted’
And while some McCarthy allies acknowledge that a spending deal would ease their to-do list in the new Congress, few House Republicans can be counted on to support it. McCarthy himself is aligning with conservatives who want to see Congress punt, thus denying Democrats a year-end win â while depositing a spending fight on the
Ex-Austin Peay Player Falls Victim to NFL Tryout Hoax
A former Austin Peay player showed up to the Atlanta Falcons practice facility this weekend believing he was pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL. Instead, upon his arrival, he found out that he had been duped by an elaborate hoax. Juantarius Bryant, an ex-defensive back for the Austin Peay Governors, was contacted via…
First Deaths Reported From Hurricane Florence After Tree Falls On South Carolina Familyâs Home
Hurricane Florence took its first two victims Friday afternoon when a mother and infant were killed after a tree fell on their North Carolina home, according to local police reports. The father was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington for medical care, according to a tweet from the Wilmington policeâs Twitter profile. âWPD […]
Black unemployment rate falls to record low.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 6.8 percent unemployment rate for black workers in December, the lowest in the 45 years the data has been tracked. Unemployment overall was 4.1 percent. Unemployment among black workers is at its lowest since at least the early 1970s, when the government began tracking the data. The black unemployment […]
Senate Budget a Major Step Toward Tax Reform, but Falls Short on Spending Reforms
The Senate passed its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution late Thursday night, paving the way for potentially the most comprehensive tax reform package in decades. The proposal is a significant step toward implementing the president and Congressâ tax reform agenda. However, it fails to make significant cuts to federal spendingâan important piece of the puzzle […]
Another Campaign Promise Kept: Trump Bombs the Hell Out of ISIS â Islamic State Capital Falls
During the 2015-2016 candidate Donald Trump promised his supporters that he would not pussy-foot with ISIS. Trump repeatedly told supporters, âIâm going to bomb the hell out of them!â Trump supporters LOVED IT. After nine months in office President Trump it is now clear that President Trump kept this promise. US-backed troops took control of […]
Obama’s “Evidence” Against Russia Falls Flat
The Democrats have been saying that there’s proof that the Russians hacked into Democratic Party computers for the purpose of obtaining and planting information that would help elect Donald J. Trump as president. But the proof wasn’t provided when President Obama issued an executive order and announced the expulsions of Russians from the U.S., and […]
Obamaâs âEvidenceâ Against Russia Falls Flat
The Democrats have been saying that thereâs proof that the Russians hacked into Democratic Party computers for the purpose of obtaining and planting information that would help elect Donald J. Trump as president. But the proof wasnât provided when President Obama issued an executive order and announced the expulsions of Russians from the U.S., and […]
Loretta Lynch falls under the Clintonsâ corrupting influence
She canât help herself. Even yesterday, with the political world fixated on her meeting with FBI agents, Hillary Clinton had her flack mislead the public. A spokesman said she gave a âvoluntaryâ interview, which is true only because she agreed to talk instead of waiting to be subpoenaed. The flack also said she was âpleasedâ […]
As Obama’s Economy Falls, White House Excuses Boom
View Enlarged Image Economy: They must be getting pretty desperate in the White House economic shop these days. When the revised GDP numbers showed a first-quarter decline of 0.7%, they started blaming the estimates themselves. On the list of excuses for President Obama’s ongoing failure to produce decent economic growth, we hadn’t heard this one: […]
Obamaâs âHistoricâ Iran Deal Falls Apart, As Mullahs Rev Up High-Speed Centrifuges
The very thin fiction of Obamaâs âhistoricâ agreement with Iran is unraveling with amazing speed. Itâs notable that the Iranians never felt any urge to play along with Obama, not even for a few hours. They were loudly announcing his spin on the deal was false before the sun set on the day the agreement was announced. […]