Snippet of Article: "...McCarthy said in October that he would be willing to use the debt limit legislation as leverage to force spending cuts, but conservatives have doubts about how hard he would push it ..."
Source: thehill.comSnippet of Article: "...A vote on legislation surrounding border security, 72-hour notice from release of legislation before voting on it, Individual votes on each of the 12 appropriations bills and excluding earmarks from such bills, ..."
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Source: www.youtube.comSnippet of Article: "...include a resolution to create a subcommittee to probe "the Weaponization of the Federal Government" under President Joe Biden's administration. The new GOP majority will first have to elect a speaker..."We are so serious, it's not just a goal, it's a rule," Greene tweeted on Sunday, and added what appeared to be a quote from the rules package: "Establish the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government to investigate the full extent of the Biden Administration's assault on the constitutional rights of American citizens.""
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...McCarthy will be passed over for speaker, former Republican Congressman David Jolly (R-FL) predicts, unless he...will impeach Biden"
Source: www.msn.comSnippet of Article: "..."It looks absolutely insane," Labosco told co-host Todd Piro. "We don't understand why these decisions are being made. The intel is clear. Al Qaeda is watching for our weak areas. Our aviation is a high-risk area. We're not protecting our aviation domain, and we're going to the border. It is absolutely madness."...High-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources told Judicial Review that "al Qaeda says upcoming attacks on US possibly involving planes, will use new techniques and tactics." "
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...“It is true that we struggle with trust with Mr. McCarthy because time and again his viewpoints, his positions, they shift like sands underneath you,” Gaetz told reporters before Tuesday’s vote. “If you want to drain the swamp, you cannot put the biggest alligator in charge of the exercise.”..."
Source: www.nbcnews.comSnippet of Article: "...President Biden has issued an Executive Order finalizing the 2023 federal pay raise as well as the 2023 GS pay scale tables. ...the federal pay raise for 2023 will be an across-the-board base pay increase of 4.1%"
Source: www.fedsmith.comSnippet of Article: "...Secure 2.0, which will make it easier for millions of Americans to stash more cash in their workplace retirement plans. It will also help middle- and lower-income workers who may not be able to save much by providing them with a new benefit that amounts to a savings contribution -- up to $1,000 per person. ...read the fine print. Secure 2.0 automatically enrolls part-time workers in their employer's retirement plan unless they opt out -- but that's only if the retirement plan is new. Existing plans do not have to automatically enroll their workers. Then there is this: Many employers still don't offer retirement plans in the first place, making all of this moot for many workers -- the very ones who need to be saving more for retirement. ..."
Source: www.morningstar.comSnippet of Article: "...legislation requires USPS retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program to also enroll in Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) when they are first eligible (for almost all retirees, when they become age 65). ...It is important to emphasize that all current federal and postal service retirees have a choice as to whether they want to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B when they become age 65. ..."
Source: www.myfederalretirement.comSnippet of Article: "...The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which will provide health insurance to eligible Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members starting in 2025. The PSHB Program coverage will replace Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) Program coverage for these groups. ...Eligible Postal Service employees and Postal Service annuitants must enroll in a PSHB plan during the PSHB Program Open Season in late 2024. Postal Service employees and Postal Service annuitants currently enrolled in FEHB plans who do not enroll in a new PSHB plan during Open Season in 2024 will automatically be enrolled in a PSHB plan. ..."
Source: www.opm.govSnippet of Article: "An estimated 32,000 federal employees are expected to be re-designated to a higher pay locality area for fiscal year 2023, according to a report by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Federal employees each year receive pay adjustments across the board..."
Source: www.federaltimes.comSnippet of Article: "...When a German security researcher, Matthias Marx, found a United States military device for sale on eBay—an instrument previously used to identify wanted individuals and known terrorists during the War in Afghanistan—Marx gambled a little and placed a low bid of $68. The device allegedly stored not just personal identifiable information (PII) of seemingly suspicious persons, but also of US military members, people in Afghanistan who worked with the government, and ordinary people temporarily detained at military checkpoints. Most of the data came from residents of Afghanistan and Iraq. All of this data was supposed to be destroyed onsite, but that seemingly never happened. ..."
Source: arstechnica.comSnippet of Article: "...A new memo from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on worksite enforcement of immigration laws garnered some media and political attention because it prohibits ICE from conducting worksite raids for illegal aliens. But the memo is more than just the latest in a series of anti-immigration-enforcement directives by this administration. Rather, it represents the Left’s rejection of the very concept of illegal employment. ...Mayorkas’s new memo, on the other hand, is concerned almost exclusively with protecting illegal-immigrant workers. focusing on unscrupulous employers who exploit the vulnerability of undocumented workers” [my emphasis], mentioning specifically “illegal acts ranging from the payment of substandard wages to imposing unsafe working conditions and..."
Source: Center for Immigration StudiesSnippet of Article: "Letter to be sent to only impacted employees notifying them of their situation and share information and next steps. Please note, Headquarters is also..."
Source: NPMHU Local 317Snippet of Article: "...Musk tweeted his opinion saying he was in favor of passing a smaller bill to keep the government running through the holidays...The poll asked: "Should Congress approve the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill?" As of early Wednesday morning, more than 1.6 million Twitter users voted and 75.4% said "no," while 24.6% said "yes.""
Source: www.foxbusiness.comTwitter Snippet "“NONE of the funds… shall be used… to acquire, maintain, or extend border security technology and capabilities, except for technology and capabilities to improve Border Patrol processing.” ~ the 2023 $1.7 Trillion #OmnibusSpendingBill. This will be @LeaderMcConnell ’s legacy."
Source: twitter.comSnippet of Article: "Among the myriad changes is a shift from "American" to "U.S. citizen," due to the insinuation "that the U.S. is the most important country in the Americas" even though the Americas are composed of 42 countries overall. ...Gabriella Hoffman, a senior fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, tweeted a quote from former statesman and U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster in response: "I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American." "Take that, Stanford!" she added."
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...The bill, which runs for 4,155 pages, includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, $858 billion for defense and about $772.5 billion for non-defense, discretionary programs, according to The Associated Press. ..."The Democrats' reckless omnibus bill spends YOUR money on a 'Michelle Obama Trail,' a 'Ukraine Independence Park' in DC, and a 'Speaker Pelosi Federal Building' in San Francisco. Are you ok with all of this?"..."
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...DHS wants more than $3 billion from Congress to prep for a migrant surge expected when Covid restrictions end Dec. 21, money Republicans may not be willing to approve. saying they want the border secured before more money is spent. ..."
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Snippet of Article: "...Concerns grew further after Duke Energy Corp. reported gunfire near its Wateree Hydro station in Ridgeway, S.C., on Wednesday — several days after gunshots severely damaged two substations the company operates in Moore County, N.C. (Energywire, Dec. 7). The incidents in the Carolinas followed attacks at six substations in Oregon and Washington in October and November. Local news outlets reported on those events this week. Grid security experts said it’s too early to tell whether the incidents were related or unusual in number, but said they showcase a need for the energy industry to be vigilant and prepared...."
Source: www.eenews.netSnippet of Article: "...The course became a target for critics earlier this month after Daniel Schmidt, a sophomore on campus with 30,000 Twitter followers, tweeted about it as an example of “anti-white hate.”...“The course description describes whiteness ‘as a conspicuous problem within liberal political discourse’ with ‘worldmaking (and razing) effects.’ Anti-white hatred is now mainstream academic inquiry. And you’re not even allowed to call that out without being called racist.” Schmidt posted an apparent screenshot of the course’s registration information, which at the time listed zero students enrolled."
Source: www.insidehighered.comThe Democratic Plan to Stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024 Snippet of Article: "Democrats and the Biden campaign, after months...
