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California Local and Legislative Races Draw Voter Focus
Politics
— Oct 23, 2026
California voters face a range of competitive November races, including Democratic-versus-Democratic contests for Sacramento’s congressional seat and a South Bay Assembly seat, as well as city council and mayoral contests in Santa Ana and San Leandro. Candidates are debating housing, budgets, public safety and governance, while San Diego election officials report ballots are being returned and promote ballot tracking and election audits.
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‘Nonpartisan’ Congressional Budget Office Is Not So Nonpartisan After All, New Report Shows
Congressional Budget Office
— Jun 5, 2025
The supposedly “nonpartisan” Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which provides Congress with cost estimates for its policy proposals, may not be the neutral arbiter it claims to be, a new report suggests. The CBO was…
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Foreign Aid And Student Loan Forgiveness Behind Massive Increase In Deficit Estimate, Congressional Budget Office Says
Joe Biden
— Jun 18, 2024
America’s debt is growing faster than previously expected, largely due to actions taken by the Biden administration and recent legislation, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The United States’…
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US Budget Deficit Hit $1.8 Trillion In 2025, CBO Reports
United States trademark law
— Oct 8, 2025
The U.S. federal budget deficit hit $1.8 trillion in the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday. That number was just $8 billion less than the budget shortfall that was…
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Russian Pranksters Dupe OpenAI Officials Into Video Chat About ‘Offensive’ AI For Ukraine
Dylan Kresak · 5 min · 5h
US Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Who Defied Subpoena to Lead Budget Office
Reporting
— Jul 20, 2020
The U.S. Senate voted along party lines on Monday to confirm Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, eight months after Vought defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify in…
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Trump Budget Czar Thumbs Nose At ‘Partisan’ Watchdog Over Impoundment Allegation
Donald John Trump
— May 23, 2025
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Friday morning slammed a Congressional watchdog’s opinion which had suggested that the Trump administration violated the law by withholding…
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JAMES CARTER: CBO’s Latest Report Sounds Alarm On Debt And Growth
United States of America
— Feb 15, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) recently issued report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036 , offers a sobering look at the fiscal trajectory of the United States. While the economy continues to…
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Pelosi: I Do Not ‘Place Too Much Weight’ on What Republicans Say
Reporting
— Feb 18, 2021
Congressional Republicans are raising questions about a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that estimates only $6 billion President Joe Biden ‘s proposed $180 billion to help reopen K-12 schools would be spent in…
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While Americans Pay Record Gas Prices, Lawmakers Give Their Offices Massive Budget Increase
Opinion
— Mar 16, 2022
House Democratic leaders made the rain come last week for congressional staffers and Capitol Police officers, with the passage of their $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill. At a time when record inflation and gas prices…
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Pope Leo condemns machismo and violence against women in Peru
Pope Leo XIV condemned machismo and violence against women during his visit to Lima, calling for equal rights and women’s full participation in society and the Church. He also urged Peru’s bishops to support victims of clergy abuse with tru
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STEPHEN MOORE: Why CBO Almost Always Gets It Wrong
Congressional Budget Office
— Jun 4, 2025
These days it seems that a mysterious group called “the CBO” rules the world. Or at least Washington. Unfortunately, they’re not very good at predicting things. It’s a good thing the Congressional Budget Office doesn’t…
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JAMES CARTER: It’s Only Up From Here
Donald John Trump
— Jan 2, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is not inheriting a rock-solid economy on Jan. 20. Far from it. The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) newly issued economic forecast anticipates the country’s economic growth rate will…
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Americans Paying Record Amount in Income Taxes
Reporting
— May 31, 2022
The Congressional Budget Office report shows the agency expects individual income tax receipts to rise. According to the report , the receipts will increase by 28% this year alone. It marks an increase from $2.0…
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Congress Has Mere Months To Address Debt Default, CBO Warns
Congressional Budget Office
— Mar 26, 2025
The U.S. government has until August or September to lift the country’s borrowing limit to avert a default on its $36 trillion-and-counting debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) projections released…
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ May Not Be The Deficit Disaster Critics Claim — Here’s Why
Donald John Trump
— Jul 3, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda may not have the devastating impact on the national deficit that some critics claim. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), tasked with providing…
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Navy Scrambles To Ramp Up Tomahawk Production After Iran War Burns Through Arsenal
Francis Kapper · 4 min · 5h
JAMES CARTER: America’s Debilitating Federal Debt Spiral
Congressional Budget Office
— Jun 25, 2024
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued yet another report on the rapidly deteriorating state of the federal government’s finances. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former CBO director, commented upon the…
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Pick a food for every letter and the AI reveals your future
Quizie
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A to (almost) Z, one delicious decision at a time. At the end, the AI reads your feast like tea leaves and tells your fortune.
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MATT EAGAN: The Border Crisis Is A Huge Expense For American Taxpayers, Despite What CBO Says
Congressional Budget Office
— Aug 11, 2024
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border will reduce the federal deficit by a staggering $897 billion over the next decade. At…
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CBO Estimates Staggering Price Tag for Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Reporting
— Sep 27, 2022
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan will cost about $400 billion over the next 10 years . Phillip Swagel, the director of the CBO, sent a letter…
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Congressional Budget Office: Biden’s $1.85T Spending Bill Won’t Cost ‘Zero Dollars’
Opinion
— Nov 17, 2021
Remember all of those claims from President Joe Biden that, despite the fact it cost $1.85 trillion, his spending bill won’t add to the national debt and won’t increase most people’s taxes — all because it’ll beef up…
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Demands Feds Disclose True Costs Of Biden’s Most Aggressive Climate Policies
Congressional Budget Office
— Sep 13, 2024
Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Good requested that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide information about the true costs of some of the Biden-Harris administration’s most aggressive climate policies on Friday…
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Kansas Republicans Suffer Another Gubernatorial Defeat Despite Trump's Endorsement
Democrat Cindy Holscher has won the Kansas governor's race, defeating Republican state Senate President Ty Masterson in a contest that keeps the state's top office under Democratic control for another four years. The Associated Press projected Holscher as the winner in the race to replace Gov. Laura Kelly, who was term-limited, according to Fox News . Her victory gives Democrats their third straig
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Biden’s Plan To Subsidize Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care Will Add Billions To The Deficit, CBO Finds
Joe Biden
— Jun 24, 2024
The Biden administration’s plan to open Obamacare enrollment to DACA recipients will add billions to the national deficit, a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found. Roughly 110,000 illegal immigrants on the…
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Psaki Calls CBO Score on Build Back Better Act ‘Fake’
Reporting
— Dec 13, 2021
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blasted what she is calling a “fake” Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the cost of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act. During a White House press briefing Monday…
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Doocy Asks Psaki if Biden Will Stop Saying Spending Package Will Not Add to Deficit After CBO Score
Reporting
— Nov 19, 2021
Fox News’ Peter Doocy wants to know if President Joe Biden will stop asserting that his $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act will not add to the deficit after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that it would…
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CBO Estimates Biden’s Spending Bill Would Add $3 Trillion to Deficit if Provisions Are Made Permanent
Reporting
— Dec 10, 2021
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that if provisions of President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act are made permanent, they would add $3 trillion to the federal deficit. Sen. Lindsey Graham…
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Mike Johnson Fires Back At Dem C-SPAN Caller Accusing Him Of Lying About ‘Illegal Immigrants Draining Our Resources’
Mike Johnson
— Oct 9, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday refuted a Democratic C-SPAN caller who accused him of lying about illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in June that around 1.4 million…
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Democrats Lean On Green Group To Reach UN Climate Talks Without Trump
Simon August · 7 min · 6h
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