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Biden praises Black churches and says the world would be a different place without their example

January 28, 2024 praises, Different, Place, Churches, World, Example, would, Biden, says, Their, black, Without0 comment

President Joe Biden on Sunday extolled the existence of Black churches, saying the world would be a different place if they were not around to show people the “power of faith” during times of darkness. The Washington Times stories: White House

How Thatcher Would Have Crushed Hateful Pro-Palestinian Protesters in UK

November 13, 2023 ProPalestinian, Crushed, would, Protesters, Thatcher, hateful0 comment

Margaret Thatcher hated terrorism in all its forms, whether it was carried out by the Irish Republican Army, al-Qaeda, or state-sponsored. The Iron Lady famously survived an IRA assassination attempt in Brighton, England, in 1984 and was a fearless adversary of terrorist movements across the world. I worked for Thatcher in her private office in Belgravia during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001. As an aide to the former prime minister, assisting her with her final book, “Statecraft,” I delivered the news to her that the north tower…

Senate bill would improve death benefits for civilian feds

October 20, 2023 death, benefits, Bill, Civilian, Feds, improve, would, Senate0 comment

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) offered up a companion bill aiming to improve death benefits for civilian feds. The new legislation would offer 10 times the current benefit amounts for families of civilian workers who are killed on official duty. The bill would also offer more money to the families to cover funeral expenses. The goal of the bill is to bring benefits for civilian employees in line with what military members and Foreign Service employees already get. Sinema’s bill comes after the introduction of the bipartisan House version earlier this…

Climate activist says he would have ‘loved’ to meet with Biden after disrupted speech in Arizona

September 30, 2023 says, Arizona, Speech, climate, Meet, activist, loved, disrupted, after, would, Biden0 comment

Climate activist Kai Newkirk says he is ready and willing to meet with President Biden about his climate policies following the activist’s disruption of the president’s speech in Arizona Thursday. The Washington Times stories: White House

Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown

September 26, 2023 Without, both, shutdown, stay, Here's, Feds, would, upcoming, many, during0 comment

If Congress fails to pass appropriations bills or a continuing resolution by the end of this week, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be furloughed. But based on agencies’ shutdown plans, they would actually be in the minority: roughly 65% of the overall federal civilian workforce would continue working through the shutdown, either with or without pay. A Federal News Network analysis of agencies’ publicly-available plans for appropriations lapses shows that out of a total workforce of just over 2.3 million, more than 1.5 million would be either “exempt”…

How bad would a government shutdown really be?

September 22, 2023 would, government, really, shutdown0 comment

There are lots of reasons why its bad when politicians fail to appropriate money to keep the government going at the end of a fiscal year. This year’s shutdown brinksmanship is sharper than ever. So what’s so bad if the government shuts down for a few days or a month? Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked about a list of reasons with Vice President of Research for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Jeff Holland. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And let’s go through your list, because the very first item on…