The cobbled-together plan required a two-thirds threshold for passage, but was defeated resoundingly, getting rejected on a 235-174 vote.
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US stocks fall sharply after Federal Reserve hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025
While lower rates can goose the economy by making it cheaper to borrow and boosting prices for investments, they can also offer more fuel for inflation.
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Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown
The president-elect’s proposal combined continuation of government funds with a much more controversial provision to raise the nation’s debt limit.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Senate advances Social Security Fairness Act
The bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would eliminate limits on Social Security benefits for public sector employees, including teachers and firefighters.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, AP source says
Just last month, the panel’s 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats voted along party lines to not release the findings of their nearly 4-year investigation into the Florida Republican.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
After investigating Jan. 6, House Republicans side with Trump and go after Liz Cheney
Among those president-elect Donald Trump wants prosecuted are Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Cheney and other members of the Jan. 6 committee.
Posted inNation & World, News
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer charged in 7th death
The suspect, a New York architect, was already accused of killing 6 other women, including Megan Waterman of Scarborough.
Posted inNation & World
Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO as an act of terrorism
Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but a terror allegation is new.
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Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
Preliminary data also shows signs that some buildings along the coasts of Broward and Palm Beach are sinking, too.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
A Mainer’s lawsuit over transgender care could be challenged by the U.S. House
The Department of Defense was getting ready to settle a 2-year-old lawsuit after a judge ruled that the the military’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgeries was unconstitutional. Then House Republicans stepped in.