Day: May 23, 2025

Dems call budget bill ‘bureaucratic water torture’ as GOP ‘glad to have the ball in our court’

9:30 pm May 23, 2025

Senate reaction to the House’s passage of its “big, beautiful bill” was sharply divided, with Democrats warning of long-term harm to the working class and Republicans arguing it would help that very group. “Republicans’ reconciliation bill dismantles the American Dream and strips health care, food assistance, and more away from millions of hardworking Americans,” Senate […]

Spoil your graduate with these gifts

9:30 pm May 23, 2025

Graduation season is here – and besides planning the perfect party to commemorate years of hard work and dedication for your student, it’s also a moment to honor their achievements and look forward to new beginnings with the perfect luxury graduation present. Finding the ideal gift to mark this milestone can be a meaningful way […]

By Dawn’s Early Light: Battles Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will face in the Senate

9:28 pm May 23, 2025

“This is one big ugly bill that House Republicans are trying to jam down the throats of the American people under the cover of darkness,” argued House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. at 6:09 a.m. Thursday morning on the House floor. Nothing could be further from the truth. The sun was rising. “Why are we […]

Former NBA star Lamar Odom attends Trump cryptocurrency gala amid protests

9:27 pm May 23, 2025

President Donald Trump hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia on Thursday, and one of them was former NBA star Lamar Odom. Protesters gathered outside the club holding signs that said “stop crypto corruption” and “no corrupt fools.” The ex-Laker was not absolved from those […]

Dilbert cartoonist reveals Trump personally reached out following his terminal cancer announcement

9:27 pm May 23, 2025

“Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams said that President Donald Trump personally reached out to him after he revealed his cancer diagnosis this week. Adams, 67, announced on his web show on Monday that he had metastatic prostate cancer, the same type that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with. “I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has. I […]