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2024 election projected to be most expensive ever, $15.9 billion in spending
The 2024 election will be the most expensive ever with an overall price tag of $15.9 billion. According to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan organization that tracks money in U.S. politics, this year’s elections will break the $15.1 billion record set in 2020. “There may be a saturation point where elections can no longer get more expensive,… -
FEMA is spending billions a year on decades-old disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still spending billions of dollars on storms that happened more than a decade ago, including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma which occurred in 2005. The long-term projects use money from the Disaster Relief Fund as the agency manages more than 100 active disaster declarations. FEMA’s most recent Disaster… -
FEMA has $11 billion in Disaster Relief Fund as Milton makes landfall
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approximately $11 billion in the Disaster Relief Fund as it responds to Hurricane Milton, the second major hurricane to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in three weeks. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is working to assure the public the agency will have enough money for the immediate response. “The biggest… -
FEMA experiencing severe staffing shortage ahead of Milton: Report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is experiencing a severe staffing shortage as Hurricane Milton approaches Tampa. The New York Times reported only 9% of the agency’s staff are available to respond to natural disasters. Despite that, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the agency is ready. “We have the personnel,” Secretary Mayorkas said on… -
Changes made to bid request for Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms
The Oklahoma Department of Education changed the requirements for vendors bidding to put 55,000 Bibles in public schools. The original request matched a version of the “Trump Bible.” The amended bid request, announced Monday, Oct. 7, no longer requires Bibles to include U.S. historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Those requirements… -
32 million Christians don’t plan on voting in November, bad omen for Trump?
102 million people of faith, including 32 million regular Christian churchgoers, are expected to abstain from voting in November’s elections. The data comes from Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, which found significantly lower voter enthusiasm compared to 2020. The researchers stated, “If that expectation holds true, the impact bodes more poorly for President Trump’s… -
Trump wants 200% tariff on foreign cars, here’s how to tell where a car was made
Former President Donald Trump is warning automakers not to move their production to Mexico. During a campaign speech in Wisconsin, Trump said he’d put a 200% tariff on vehicles that are made south of the border. “They think they’re going to build them cheap and sell them into our country and destroy Michigan and all… -
Does FEMA have enough money to respond to Helene and Milton?
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall near Tampa Bay as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, Oct. 9. It’s forecast to bring over 6 feet of storm surge and more than 10 inches of rain. That wind and water could lead to billions of dollars in damages that federal government agencies may not have. FEMA… -
Oklahoma starts bid for 55,000 Bibles that mirror ‘Trump Bible’
The Oklahoma Department of Education is currently accepting bids for a contract to supply 55,000 Bibles to be displayed in schools throughout the state, according to a report in The Oklahoman. The criteria to qualify for entering a bid are extraordinarily specific and mirrors the “Trump Bible.” The potential supplier’s Bibles must be the King… -
Biden won’t extend legal status for Venezuelan immigrants
The Biden administration will not extend the temporary legal status for Venezuelan citizens who were allowed to enter the United States if they had a financial supporter, according to a CBS News report. The Venezuela parole program began in October 2022 and was expanded in January 2023 to include Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua. As of… -
1.7 million Special Interest Aliens entered US during Biden admin: Report
A new report by House Republicans revealed 1.7 million Special Interest Aliens crossed into the United States illegally during the Biden-Harris administration. The report said those 1.7 million individuals did not include an additional 382 individuals on the terrorist watchlist. “The terrorist threat to the United States has skyrocketed due to the Biden-Harris Administration’s dangerous… -
Biden student loan forgiveness plan gets a win in federal court
President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan can move forward after a federal judge allowed a temporary restraining order to expire. This, however, does not mean the Biden administration won the case, which will continue working its way through the federal court system. The lawsuit was filed by seven Republican states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri,… -
Crime in border cities is lower than non-border cities, according to FBI data
New statistics from the FBI’s 2023 Uniform Crime Report revealed U.S. border communities are safer than big cities in states that do not border Mexico. The border cities had fewer murders and overall violent crime, which includes murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Cleveland had 1,700 crimes committed per 100,000 people, New Orleans…