The new deadline is December 23. The House and Senate each passed a short-term bill to fund the government until December 23. The one-week continuing resolution averts a…
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Prayer Updates
House Might Not Vote on Government TikTok Ban
Speaker desires to review language with the administration. After legislation to ban the social media app TikTok on United States government devices, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed uncertainty…
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House Votes to Decolonize Puerto Rico
The legislation would let Puerto Ricans determine their political future. The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow citizens of Puerto Rico to choose how…
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Senate Votes for Government Ban of TikTok
The legislation now goes to the House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act.” Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced…
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Some Kennedy Assassination Documents Released
National Archive release includes more than 11,200 unredacted documents. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released roughly 11,200 unredacted documents pertaining to the assassination of President John…
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Bipartisan Negotiations Continue on Government Funding
Agreements are being made on omnibus legislation. Congressional negotiators came to some significant agreements this week with regard to the annual government funding bill. Key negotiators Senator Patrick…
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Federal Reserve Continues to Increase Interest Rates
Half a percent hike is the seventh this year. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve again increased interest rates, by half a percentage point instead of the three-quarter percentage…
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Supreme Court Upholds California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban
Rules against tobacco company’s bid to end the voter-imposed ban on sales. The Supreme Court declined an emergency request this week filed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to…
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U.S. Inflation Slowed in November
Dropped more than half a percent from October. The Consumer Price Index released this week shows inflation slowed in November, providing hope that interest rates and prices may…
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Abandoned Mines to be Reclaimed in Texas, Alaska
Funding under infrastructure law tied to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 . The Department of the Interior has announced that Texas and Alaska will be receiving…
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