You work. You get paid. Washington takes its cut. But have you ever stopped to ask one simple question: Where does the money actually go? Forget trillion-dollar numbers for a minute. Most Americans can't comprehend the difference between $1 trillion and $7 trillion anyway. Let's shrink Washington down to something we all understand: a $100 bill. In fiscal year 2025, the federal government spent roughly $7 trillion. Social Security alone consumed about $1.6 trillion. Major federal health programs
Centrist Chris Pappas faces progressive primary challenger Karishma Manzur while Republicans eye chance to flip seat New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries that will set up a closely watched Senate contest – a vulnerable open seat Democrats must defend if they are to have any shot at reclaiming the upper chamber. The race opened when Jeanne Shaheen, 79, the state’s three‑term incumbent Democratic senator, announced her retirement. Congressman Chris Pappas, who represents Ne
Eight weeks from today, millions of Americans will choose their next congressperson. Poll after poll tells us that the state of the economy will shape their choice: it’s the top issue for voters by a wide margin and most Americans are in a sour mood about it. That’s not the end of the story. We’ve learned from previous elections that voters consider a wide range of issues when they vote. The "economy" has different meanings to voters. Optimism doesn’t win over voters on pocketbook issues. And th
Sadiq Khan has criticised the “breathtaking arrogance” of Westminster council, which has kept restrictions on vertical drinking in Soho and an effective ban on new bars and pubs in the area. The mayor of London has accused the Conservative-led council of “ignoring” the responses to a consultation into its new licensing policy. The vast majority of respondents, 81%, disagreed with the council’s “cumulative impact zone” which decrees that applications for bars and pubs in the West End of London, o
A flame burns off at an oil processing facility in Aramco's oilfield in the Rub' Al-Khali desert in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia.
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Trey McKinney has spent most of his professional fishing career being the youngest guy in the room. And apparently, the Bassmaster Elite Series veterans weren't exactly waiting at the dock with open arms. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS McKinney arrived on the Elite Series as a teenager and immediately started making noise. Now, at just 21 years old, he's already a former Rookie of the Year, the youngest Elite Series winner in history and, as of last weekend, the youngest Bass
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Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) after the party’s watershed victory in a state election, warning it posed a danger in two more polls this month. Demonstrators at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate held a peaceful pro-democracy rally denouncing the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian AfD, which has called for mass deportations of asylum seekers and a rollback of state support for renewable energy and public broadcasting. The party captured its best
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LSU sent a clear message, not only to Clemson, but to the entire country with its dominant first-half performance against the visiting Tigers in Week 1 by taking a 31-3 lead into the break. Thirty minutes of complete control was not enough for LSU head coach Lane Kiffin, however, not nearly enough, in fact. With Kiffin's offseason bookended by a nasty exit from Ole Miss and court cases involving former NFL players potentially returning to college and suiting up for the Bayou Bengals, LSU and its
