California Congressman Kevin Kiley, who recently changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent, though he still caucuses with the Republicans. Good to have you back on the program. Appreciate you coming on, Congressman.Let me start with the fact that you did vote against the War Powers Resolution last time. But after the president's Easter threat against a whole civilization, saying it will die, and what you've seen since then, would you vote differently now. Well, I do think that Congress ne ...

As four astronauts soar deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, a quarter million miles away, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing the budget of the space agency that sent them there. https://t.co/o92YrbAWeG ...

RT Dan Hill (@dandinohill)It is interesting that Congressmen who are so bad at balancing a budget -Are so darned talented at making timely stock picks, receiving large amounts of money from lobbyists/donors, and building personal wealth. ...

Britons are more likely to buy big-ticket items than they were before Rachel Reeves’ budget, according to a prominent survey that suggests sentiment has improved in the run up to Christmas https://t.co/036cRIW23S ...

After one of the most chaotic buildups in recent memory, we finally got Rachel Reeves' second budget as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. Will it be her last? https://t.co/mGkwlRwUZ9 ...

Britons reacted overwhelmingly negatively to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget, the first opinion poll since it took place has found, suggesting little relief for the Labour government’s slumping popularity https://t.co/9C9hRVIjuC ...

Government & Policy - The UK Labour government's budget presentation by Rachel Reeves involves a difficult balancing act [1] - AI is used to analyze previous budget speeches to predict expectations [1]

One of the many platters that might be dished up if UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves opts for a "smorgasbord" budget next week, is a £2,000 cap on salary sacrifice schemes. What would this mean for pensions and how likely is it to be introduced? https://t.co/yyFZ0waSds ...

Rachel Reeves' embarrassing budget U-Turn is being presented as the result of a nice surprise on the size of the UK's fiscal hole. That's almost certainly bogus, writes @marcusashworth (via @opinion) https://t.co/tGVdrWpIQj ...

Government Shutdown Impact - The government shutdown is causing dysfunction in Washington and is a threat to national security [2] - The shutdown necessitates efforts to repair the damage caused by the failure to pass a budget and fund the government [2] - The President received a $130 million check from an anonymous donor to pay troops during the government shutdown [1] - The former Secretary of Defense allocated $8 billion to cover the most recent cycle of troop payments [1] Political Commentary - The failure of both political parties and the President to pass a budget is a concern [2] - Elected officials should govern and solve problems rather than fight each other [3]