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Biden administration announces another military package for Ukraine

May 15, 2023 -

(Article republished from YourNews.com)The details of the latest military package to Ukraine will be announced later.

“The Biden-Harris Administration will announce a new security assistant package for Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary

Biden is sending yet ANOTHER package to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ZeQjCtAbjl

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 19, 2023Stay tuned for further updates as the US is set to unveil a new security aid package for ...

Government debt surpasses $34 TRILLION mark just FOUR MONTHS after it hit $33 trillion

January 05, 2024 -

The Department of the Treasury confirmed the historic event on Tuesday, Jan. 2, just as members of the divided Congress gear up for another series of political battles over government spending. (Related: House passes record $886 BILLION defense spending bill.)

The Treasury noted that the historic mark was hit on Friday, Dec. 29, when total public debt outstanding rose to $34.001 trillion from $33.911 trillion on Thursday, Dec. 28.

The debt that counts toward the ...

U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion mark, with $1 trillion incurred in just the last 3 months

September 21, 2023 -

By comparison, the national debt was less than a trillion – $907 billion – four decades ago.

"After the debt ceiling showdown in June, we crossed the $32 trillion debt milestone. Now, as we stare down a potential government shutdown just three months later, we have raced past $33 trillion in red ink,"

Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (PGPF), said in a statement.

"The concern we have at the [PGPF] is not whether the national debt ...

Pentagon to announce another $1.2B weapons package for Ukraine – when does it end?

May 11, 2023 -

The DoD confirmed the plan on May 9, adding that the money was drawn from an authority called the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). A press release from the department stated that under the USAI, the DoD can buy weapons and military directly from defense companies and partners instead of drawing from existing U.S. stocks.

The package includes air defense systems, ammunition and "support to enable Ukraine to better maintain its on-hand systems and equipment," ...

EU agrees to provide $55 billion aid package for Ukraine as U.S. aid stalls

February 06, 2024 -

In a post on X, European Council President Charles Michel announced that an agreement had been made that he says “locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine” and shows that the “EU is taking leadership and responsibility in support for Ukraine; we know what is at stake.”

The agreement came after lengthy delays resulting largely from a stalemate that arose when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked the aid package; it could only pass with ...

ENDLESS AID: Biden to ask Congress for supplemental aid package “north of $10B” for Ukraine

August 09, 2023 -

Punchbowl News reported that the incoming request is in fulfillment of America's and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries' pledge of assistance to Zelensky, despite Ukraine's slow-moving counteroffensive against Russia.

Earlier in the week, the Army’s acquisition chief confirmed to reporters that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is working on a funding package for lawmakers to consider. The package would be used to replenish American weapon stockpiles ...

Biden approves $345 million weapons package to Taiwan to support the island against Chinese invasion

August 08, 2023 -

In response to the news, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense expressed its gratitude for the unwavering security commitment of the United States. Taiwan's representative office in the U.S. noted that the administration's decision to pull arms and other materiel from its own stockpiles provided "an important tool to support Taiwan's self-defense."

Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office, claimed that no matter how much money the "Taiwanese ...

Yellen WARNS: U.S. could be HELD RESPONSIBLE for Ukraine’s defeat unless Congress approves new aid package

December 12, 2023 -

Yellen stressed this during a speech before reporters while on a visit to Mexico City. The Biden administration has requested Congress to expedite the approval of an urgent request for $106 billion in funding. According to the treasury secretary, the aid package is a critical precondition for ensuring that the International Monetary Fund continues to provide uninterrupted financial aid to Ukraine.

"I think they understand this, that this is a dire situation, and we ...

US credit card debt rises to historic high of $1.03 trillion

August 09, 2023 -

This is according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which noted that total credit card debt rose by nearly five percent, or about $45 billion, during the second quarter of 2023 to a new high of $1.03 trillion. This is the highest gross value in Fed data going back to 2003. (Related: Survey: The average American has over $54,000 worth of debt and would do almost anything to get rid of it.)

The Fed noted in its credit report that the rise in credit card balances ...

BETRAYAL: Senate approves $95.3 billion aid package for Israel and Ukraine with nothing for U.S. border security

2 months ago - The Senate has approved a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but nothing for the U.S. border security crisis after Republicans rejected the bipartisan border security deal.

Earlier in February, Senate Republicans voted against advancing the bipartisan border security deal that seeks to impose stricter immigration and asylum laws while providing foreign aid to those three countries. The bill, part of a $118 billion national security ...

Germany passes impossible “green” heating legislation that will cost economy $1 TRILLION

September 13, 2023 -

The scheme, known as the Building Energy Act (GEG), is extremely expensive, estimated to cost the German economy more than $1 trillion over the next two decades.

As politicians celebrated the law's passage, ordinary Germans, many of whom are having trouble making ends meet with skyrocketing inflation and an ever-slowing economy, lamented the mandate. Most Germans are opposed to the new law, according to polling, but it was passed regardless.

Germans says their ...

Sen. Kennedy blasts Biden’s energy secretary over $50 trillion “carbon neutrality” grift

May 08, 2023 -

At a recent Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing this week. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) – not to be confused with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who is running for president as a Democrat in 2024 against fake president Joe Biden – could not for the life of him get a straight answer out of Biden Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk about the true cost of "carbon neutrality."

Kennedy asked Turk again and again just how much each American taxpayer will have to fork over in order ...

Feeling the sniffles? Check out these herbs for allergy relief

June 20, 2023 -

Mullein

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is used nowadays for less serious conditions like allergies, sore throat and inflamed tonsils. But according to functional medicine specialist Dr. Sobia Khan, the herb has been a go-to remedy for respiratory issues centuries before antibiotics were developed. Mullein's soothing properties make it a "friend" to the lungs.

Mullein contains antioxidants, such as vitamin C and flavonoids that protect cells from free radicals. It is also good ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs “Let Kids Be Kids” package of bills governing transgender surgeries, pronouns and bathroom usage

May 21, 2023 -

The new legislation includes:

SB 254

This bill prevents children from getting experimental puberty blockers and sex reassignment surgeries. In addition, adults who receive these interventions must now be informed about their dangers as well as their irreversible nature. Those who choose to proceed must provide informed written consent.

Physicians and other healthcare workers who conduct these operations and provide hormones and other gender-affirming medications ...

NEW RECORD: U.S. national debt tops $34 trillion as nation accelerates toward financial collapse

January 09, 2024 -

On Dec. 29, 2023, the U.S. national debt reached $34,001,493,655,565.38 after one day prior hitting $33,911,227,723,170. In just one day over the holidays, in other words, the national debt increased by a whopping nearly $100 billion.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that over the next 30 years, the U.S. national debt will nearly double. This means that in 2054, should the nation remain in existence that long, the national debt will reach or even exceed $68 ...

National debt hits record-high $32 trillion two weeks after suspension of debt ceiling

June 21, 2023 -

According to the nation's treasury data, the national debt is currently at $32.03 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the country's deficit for the fiscal year 2023 to be near $1.4 trillion, driving the national debt even higher.

The debt ceiling deal, which also included tens of billions in spending cuts demanded by Republicans in the House of Representatives, will allow the government to borrow whatever it wants until the end of 2024 when the debt ceiling ...

Bearded Spanish Army corporal “equipped with male organs” legally changes gender identity to unlock better military pay package, private rooms

a month ago -

One of them is a 35-year-old Army corporal named Roberto Perdigones, who revealed to local news outlet El Espanol how an administrative gender change under the new law has seen his pension increase, unlocked the child benefit since he is now recognized as a "mother" and facilitated a move to a private room in the barracks with a private bathroom.

"On the outside, I feel like a heterosexual man. But on the inside, I am a lesbian woman, which prevails. That's why I made the ...

Mass immigration to Germany will cost taxpayers up to €19.2 trillion, warns top academic expert

February 09, 2024 -

(Article by John Cody republished from RMX.news)

Often referred to as the “pension pope,” Prof. Raffelhüschen’s study blows a hole in the narrative promoted by pro-migration parties and business leaders, who claim that mass immigration will save Germany’s public finances and the job market.

“Immigration as it has been happening so far is costing us €5.8 trillion overall economically,” writes the professor in a new study.

However, unlike some other economists ...

World Economic Forum tells governments and corporations: Spend $3.5 TRILLION ANNUALLY to “decarbonize” the planet

December 21, 2023 -

This is according to a new white paper published by the WEF in partnership with global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The paper, titled "The Role of Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships in Driving Climate and Nature Transitions," stressed that the world needs to spend up to $3.5 trillion on additional climate-focused investments each year "to reach net zero and restore nature" by the United Nations' end-date of 2050. (Related: Whistleblower ...

Annual interest on U.S. debt soars past $1 trillion for the first time in history

November 10, 2023 -

The estimation is calculated using data on the government’s monthly outstanding debt balance and average interest. The projected amount has doubled during the past 19 months.

This shocking figure comes as interest costs for the fiscal year that ended on September 30 totaled more than $879 billion, which equaled around 14 percent of the government’s overall total outlays.

In addition, the U.S., which already outspends every other country in the world when it comes ...