Sir Keir Starmer’s government is indulging the worst habits of British voters, arguing that the state can support them from cradle to grave, and every trip to Tesco in between https://t.co/R6bx3LxqF1 ...

Most of the federal government is now in a partial shutdown, after lawmakers were unable to pass a spending package in time. The Senate passed a spending measure on Friday that included five of the remaining six appropriations bills, and a two-week continuing resolution for DHS. This agreement still needs to be passed by the House, which is not slated to return to Washington for a vote until Monday. That means there will at least be a lapse in appropriations for six federal agencies over the weekend. MS NOW ...

RT Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee)The CFO of the U.S. African Development Foundation just pled guilty to corruption and bribery charges.So why is Congress about to shovel more money into USADF? https://t.co/1A6ZJI4Gck ...

Just last week, the House approved a spending bill that includes billions in spending on the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, and that was also approved by a Republican majority. How would you describe this political inflection point for Congress. Republicans know that if the DHS spills spun off, they sort of lose their leverage for getting any compromise through the door.They want it to be this bigger, more encompassing package of spending bills that would essentially fund about half of the governm ...

Chile’s fiscal deficit exceeded the government’s target for the third year in a row in 2025, as President-elect Jose Antonio Kast prepares to take office in March with pledges to slash billions from spending https://t.co/UhH41ZuEDU ...

China’s government spending fell short of plans in the budget for the seventh straight year in 2025 https://t.co/ushx1qwoCp ...

Dear @nycmayor,I commend your focus on cutting government costs. Given the current state of the city’s finances, this is an important effort. It appears you are genuine in your desire to reduce government spending.But given you have never run a business, led a large organization, or had a job inside a corporation, I thought I may offer you a word of advice.You don’t cut costs by hiring more people or asking existing people to take on new responsibilities they have no experience with. The idea of Chief Savin ...

Big-ticket tax concessions or a splashy increase in spending is not what India needs in the upcoming budget, writes @andymukherjee70 (via @opinion) https://t.co/OYbeDMIRyy ...

A partial government shutdown looms with a group of Senate Democrats saying they will not back a spending bill that includes funding for DHS. Also, House Democrats are looking to open an investigation into DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on what's happening in her state. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and internationa ...

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