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You’re Killing Me, Walz

October 2, 2024 You're, killing, Walz0 comment

About half an hour into last night’s vice-presidential debate, the CBS anchor Margaret Brennan turned to Tim Walz and asked a question that the Minnesota governor had to have known would come. “You said you were in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protests in the spring of 1989,” she said, noting that new reporting suggests Walz didn’t go to Asia until months later. “Can you explain that discrepancy?” “Look,” Walz began, “I grew up in small, rural Nebraska, a town of 400, a town that you rode your…

Junk Fees: Fees You’re Paying for That You May Not Even Know About

September 14, 2023 about, even, know, fees, You're, Paying, junk0 comment

If you have a credit card or bank account, then you’ve probably had to pay junk fees. From credit card late fees to ATM fees, convenience fees to overdraft fees, U.S. banks and financial institutions are padding their profits with our money. Junk fees are surcharges that typically come as a surprise to consumers. In many cases, they appear at the end of the checkout process and their costs are not shown upfront. Junk fees are squeezing the middle class on essential needs like housing, banking, and travel—and it’s time…

You’re not the only one squinting to understand what’s happening on Capitol Hill

November 14, 2022 Hill, Only, What's, You're, capitol, Happening, Understand, squinting0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The duck is officially lame with apologies to our real life feathered friends, the 117th Congress. At least the House will be back in session this week and casting votes. For a look at what remains before the arrival of the 118th Congress, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: And this really is one of those kind of special…

Opinion | Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether You’re a Democrat or a Republican – The New York Times

August 9, 2019 Republican, York, Times, Opinion, Democrat, quiz, whether, You're, predict0 comment

Opinion | Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether You’re a Democrat or a Republican The New York Times Tell us a few details about you and we’ll guess which political party you belong to. It shouldn’t be that simple, right? We’re all complex people with a multiplicity … “us democrats” – Google News