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Bob Agnew
Reporting from Capitol Hill, Bob Agnew has updates on what’s going on in the Senate.
House GOP Leader Steve Scalise Diagnosed With “Very Treatable” Cancer
Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 12:02 pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise [R-La] says he’s been diagnosed with what he calls a “very treatable” form of blood cancer. Scalise announced that after not feeling well he had some bloodwork done and was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. Scalise says he’s grateful for the early detection and for an excellent medical team. Quote-“with the help of God, support of my family, friends, colleagues, and constituents, I will tackle this with the same strength and energy as I have tackled past challenges,”Scalise says he’s already in treatment and that he plans to return to work as Majority Leader when the House returns from it’s August break in mid-September.
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Senate, House GOP Rift Raises Specter Of Shutdown
Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 6:14 am
Senate Republicans appear unlikely to join House fiscal conservatives in demanding additional spending cuts for fiscal 2024. GOP leaders stood with House Speaker McCarthy in the Spring when he went toe to toe with— and won concessions from—the president over spending levels. With a handful of critical Senate seats up for grabs in 2024, those same leaders are not looking to be embroiled in a new battle as some House conservative demand even deeper cuts than agreed to back in May. Without Senate GOP support, any House bill will have to pass muster with the Senate’s majority Democrats. A standoff that raises the prospect of a govenrment shutdown if no deal can be achieved by the end of September.
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Joe The Plumber Dead At Age 49
Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 3:49 pm
The man known to the world as “Joe the Plumber” has died after a long bout with cancer. Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign. After gaining fame Wurzelbacher became a sought-after voice by conservatives, wrote a book, and even launched an unsuccesful bid for a seat on Congress. His family says Joe the Plumber died at the age of 49 after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Nikki Haley Says US Racial Equality a Work In Progress
Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 3:04 pm
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley says the country is making good progress on racial equality but also believes there’s more to be done. The former UN ambassador says the country has changed since Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Haley says to keep moving in the right direction it will take help from those with influence..from the media to politicians.
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Finance Woes Force NC Furniture Maker To Close Up Shop
Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm
A North Carolina based high-end furniture maker has been forced to close THREE of its plants due to rising interest rates that have become emblematic of so-called “Bidenomics”. Workers at three Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams plants were surprised to find paper notices tacked to entrance gates and doors when they showed up for work Monday morning.
The company’s interim CEO apologized in a letter for the abrubt nature of the shutdowns, blaming the current state of the U.S. economy. He also wrote that the Company had -quote-“ recently and unexpectedly learned that we are unable to secure critical financing to continue business operations.” Higher interest rates have made it harder for many company’s to service their debt, and limited their ability to invest in long-term growth.
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Arrests Underscore Massive Fraud Under Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 2:03 pm
Hundreds of arrests this week shine a new light on the scope of fraudulent claims for Covid-19 relief money. The DOJ says it arrested 300 suspects in Covid aid fraud schemes accounting for the theft of some 830-MILLION dollars. Just a fraction of the 300-BILLION that was stolen, along withe another $125-BILLION watchdogs say was wasted. What’s being called the greatest grift in U.S. history came out of President Biden’s $1.9-TRILLION dollar American Rescue Plan administered with such lax oversight the DOJ says it allowed fraudulent claims even to prison inmates and criminal gangs,
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T-Mobile To Cut 5000 Jobs
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 3:03 pm
T-Mobile is cutting about 7% of its workforce. T-Mobile says the elimination of 5000 jobs will be completed by the end of September. In a letter to employees T-Mobile president and CEO Mike Severt said the cuts would have little impact on retail and other “front facing roles, and will be primarily centered on technology, corporate, and back office jobs. Sievert says the jobs largely duplicate others and are not in line with the company’s changing systems, processes, and priorities.
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Mask Mandates Making A Comeback Amid New Covid Cases
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 2:40 pm
Amid an uptick in new Covid cases some organizations have begun to re-introduce the mask mandates . The Hollywoord film studio Lionsgate is askin employees to don thier masks on certain floors of the building. Simlar precautions can be seen from hospitals n New Yrok, to colleges in New Jersey and Georgia. The mandates are alreadly drawing pushback. Conservative firebrand Repreenstative Marjorie Taylor Green posted on “X”- the platofrm formerly known as Twitter-quote: “Americans have had enough COVID hysteria. WE WILL NOT COMPLY!”
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Bankrate: Nine In Ten U.S. Workers Seeking More Flexible Work Hours
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 2:20 pm
Nearly 9 in 10 workers responding to a Bankrate.com survey said they hope to find a more flexible work schedule., including a FOUR-day week, remote work, or a combination of remote and in-person work, 81% said they support working FOUR days , even if it means longer hours on those days. 68% said they support a hybrid work schedule, 64% fully remote, Of those seeking more flexiblility, more than half say they would consider changing jobs or industries to make it happen.
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CDC Launches New Program To Combat Deadly Sepsis In Hospitals
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 1:41 pm
The CDC says it’s “ Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements will act as a “managers’s guide” on how to organize staff and find the needed resources to bring sepsis rates down. The initiative was sparked by new data that finds a THIRD of patient who die in U.S. hospitals had sepsis while hospitalized. Sepsis occurs when the body’s immune system responds in an extreme way to infection, and can damage tissue and organs.
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Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:41 pm
The CDC is warning people not to kiss their pet turtles. The CDC says 26 people in 11 states have contracted salmonella after kissing their turtles. NINE had to be hospitalized. In an investigation notice the CDC says turtles with shells less than FOUR inches long are most likely to be sources of the illness. It warns “Don’t kiss or snuggle your turtle, and don’t eat or drink around it,” . The CDC says children under FIVE, those over 65, and people with weak immune system should not keep turtles as pets.
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Biz Owners Looking For Inflation Solutions From GOP Debaters
Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:17 pm
Small Business owners are likely to key in on the economy in the first GOP presidential debate. Through all the drama and politics, business owners will be straining to hear reassuring news that the GOP candidates are prepared to solve the problems brought on by “Bidenomics”. They iclude a 20% price hike for food, 50% more for gas, and Americans spending on average $1000 more each month for the basics. The most recent Job Creator’s Network shows inflation is the top concern for small business owners nationwide.
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CDC-New Covid Sub-Variant More Likely To Reinfect Survivors and The Vaccinated
Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 1:58 pm
Health officials say the latest sub-variant of Covid may be more likely to infect those who’ve had the disease before or have been vaccinated. The CDC warns the new sub-variant-BA-2.86-has led to a handful of infections in the U.S. Denmark, South Africa, the UK, and Israel, since it was first discovered last month. Only TWO of those were in the U.S. The CDC says it still unknown whether BA-2.86 causes a more severe illness than other subvariants. Health officials also say since genomic mapping for Covid-19 has slowed down in recent years, the spread and occurrence of new sub-variants may go undetected for longer.
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Israeli High Court Ruling Could Divide Society
Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 1:16 pm
At issue, whether Israel’s Supreme Court will strike down a new law limiting it’s power.
Israel’s former ambassador to the U.S. Dr, Michael Oren says if it does it will pit the High Court against the country’s government and elected officials.
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Poll: Third Of Americans Believe Covid Vaccine Killed Thousands
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 5:24 pm
About a THIRD of those responding to a poll by KFF say they believe the Covid-19 vaccine “caused thousands of sudden deaths in otherwise healthy people,” . TEN percent said the statement was “definitely true”. 23% say it’s “probably true.” About a quartervaccinations against the measles, mumps, and rubella can lead to autism in children.
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GOP Rep. Gallagher: China Threat Litmus Test For GOP Candidates
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 4:14 pm
One Republican congressman says the threat from China should be front and center at Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate. Congressman Mike Gallagher R-Wisc] says amid all the topics, and the politics the “commander in chief” test should b understanding the threat from the Chinese Communist Party.
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Indiana Near-Total Ban Abortion Law Takes Effect
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 4:26 pm
Indiana’s new abortion law is now in effect. The near-total ban took effect after the state Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. The law bans nearly all abortion with very limited exceptions. Abortions will be allowed when a mother’s life or health s at serious risk. Also in cases where a fetal anomaly is known to be lethal for the unborn child. There’s also an exception for rape and incest, in which case the abortion must take place less than TEN weeks after the pregnancy begins.
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GOP Senator Braun Says Ramaswamy Best Trump Alternative
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 3:33 pm
Senator Mike Braun of Indiana [R-Ind] supports former President Trump’s policies but says in the event the battle weary Trump is unable to win the party’s nomination, Ramaswamy may be the GOP’s best bet. Brau-who’s leaving the Senate to run for Indiana governor in 2024- says Ramaswamy—like -Trump- resonates with voters because his years in business make him uniquely qualified to address the nation’s economic woes. Especially the nation’s $32.7 TRILLION debt he blames on reckless spending by President Biden.
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Romney Weighs 2024 Bid Despite Rising Pro-Trump Sentiment in Utah
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 2:48 pm
Utah Senator Mitt Romney [R-UT] is weighing a possible re-election bid in 2024, despite an uphill climb over his long standing feud with former President Trump. Romney won easily in 2018, but re-election would be much harder after his year-long battle against the former president. A 2024 bid would come even as pro-Trump sentiment is on the rise in Utah. Romney’s most likely primary challenger would be pro-Trump state House Speaker Brad Wilson. Romney has filed the necessary paperwork, but a lackluster funndraising effort netted his campaig only $22,000 in the SECOND quarter.
Listen DownloadU.S. Urges All Americans To Leave Belarus
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 2:07 pm
In its warning the State Department designates Belarus as a level FOUR risk, the highest level. It cites the buildup of Russian military forces in Belarus , along with the potential for civil nrest and the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens. The warning comes even as neighboring contries Poland, Lativa, and Lithuania have increased security on their border over the buildup of pro-Russian Wagner mercenary forces inside Belarus.
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Manchin Vows Pushback On Biden Efforts To Weaken Energy Provisions
Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 4:28 pm
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin [D-WV] is vowing to fight back against the Biden administration’s implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator Manchin calls the IRA one of the most historic pieces of legislation passed in decades. Manchin says it’s being undermined by the administration to promote what he calls their “radical climate agenda.”
He’s vowing to “push back” every step of the way.
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Senator Sinema Blasts Border Funds Shift To New York
Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 3:29 pm
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] is criticizing top Democrats for sending more border funds to New York City than to her border state. Sinema says she’s “livid” over a decision by top Democrats to send more than $104-MILLION in border funding to the Big Apple. Sinema said at a border gathering earlier this month “What we’re experiencing here in Arizona is matched only by what folks are experiencing in southern Texas”Top Democrats funneled the money to New York to help offset th cost of caring for illegals being bused North from the border states.
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Senator Cotton Blasts Georgia’s “Politicized Prosecution” Of Trump
Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 1:01 pm
The latest indictment against former President Trump is drawing charges that Democrats are behaving like governments in some third-world countries. Senator Tom Cotton notes the prosecutor was elected in a heavily Democratic jurisdiction and has publicly vowed to “get” the former president.
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Senator Feinstein Says Funds From Husband’s Estate Illegally Withheld
Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 4:39 pm
In a legal filing Feinstein is calling for the firing of three trustees administering the estate of her former husband Richard Blum. Feinstein says upon his death Blum’s estate was to have transferred FIVE million dollars to her marital trust. The attorneys-Finstein claims- have ignored her requests for the money, allegedly siding with Blum’s daughters who stand to inherit millions more if the money is never paid to Feinstein.
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