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Biden seeks modest bump for record $895B defense budget 

The Biden administration’s defense budget for fiscal 2025 is only a 1 percent increase from last year’s, a slowdown in spending that will prevent the Pentagon from quickly refilling weapons stocks gutted by the wars in Ukraine and Israel, according to documents released Monday.  The $895.2 billion proposal, while the highest number ever for defense,...

Evening Report — Biden unveils budget blueprint, faces backlash ✍️

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Associated Press Biden unveils budget blueprint, faces pushback President Biden has released his $7.3 trillion spending outline for the coming budget year, proposing several ambitious efforts aimed at raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations to...

Georgia Democrats should fight back by challenging conservative voter rolls

By forcing Republicans to play defense, Democrats may also force the state to reexamine the consequences of such petty practices.

Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law upheld after settlement in federal court

The state of Florida settled a multi-year suit Monday against the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, which limits how LGBTQ topics can be discussed and presented in schools. The settlement agreement clarifies language of the 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, keeping it in place but toning down what LGBTQ advocates in the state warned...

Senate Republicans hammer Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget request as ‘liberal wish list’

Senate Republicans trashed President Biden's latest budget request for fiscal year 2025 on Monday, calling it "reckless" in light of skyrocketing national debt.

Schumer clip resurfaces showing him rip ‘illegal aliens’ amid Biden walking back using term for alleged killer

Resurfaced comments on illegal immigration caused a social media firestorm over the weekend with conservatives accusing Democrats of hypocrisy on the issue.

Federal judge wants independent audit of LA’s homelessness programs as city struggles to curtail crisis

US District Court Judge David O. Carter floats independent audit idea for LA's homelessness programs as the city and county have failed to curtail the crisis.

Democrat Sen Warner cedes ‘Trump was right’ on TikTok being ‘enormous’ national security issue

Sen. Warner said former President Donald Trump was right in 2020 about Tiktok's national security threat.

White House says Biden ‘absolutely did not apologize’ for calling Laken Riley’s alleged killer an ‘illegal’

The White House on Monday claimed President Biden did not apologize for referring to an illegal immigrant, alleged to have murdered a Georgia student, as an "illegal."

What to know about the SAVE plan, the income-driven plan to repay student loans

The Biden administration's SAVE plan reduces monthly payments and eliminates debt entirely for some borrowers, but critics have charged that it lacks fundamental fairness.

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