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Senate Parliamentarian Rejects White House Ballroom Funding In Reconciliation Bill
Senate Parliamentarian Rejects White House Ballroom Funding In Reconciliation Bill
Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,
The Senate’s nonpartisan referee has rejected a bid by Republicans to fund $1 billion for the White House ballroom expansion and other White House security upgrades.
According to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the $1 billion proposal breaks the rules of the reconciliation process. As parliamentarian, MacDonough’s go-ahead is traditionally required to approve individual items passed under the partisan process.
Republicans are seeking to use the reconciliation process—which is not subject to the filibuster—to pass $72...
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Yum Unloads Pizza Hut Chain As Private Equity Takes On Turnaround Challenge
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Yum! Brands agreed to sell its iconic Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion following a strategic review, separating the struggling pizza brand from its broader restaurant portfolio, which includes KFC, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill.
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Questions Are Piling Up Fast As Pratt Suddenly Loses Second Place In LA Mayoral Vote
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"It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." - Stalin https://t.co/G3iT14i3gI pic.twitter.com/hwRJP8kmff
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 8, 2026
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Jun 20, 2026 / Tyler Durden
'Syria & Turkey Represent Bigger Threat To Israel Than Iran': Israeli Minister
'Syria & Turkey Represent Bigger Threat To Israel Than Iran': Israeli Minister
Via The Cradle
Late this week Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli declared in an interview with Israeli Army Radio that Tel Aviv "will be at war with Syria sooner or later," highlighting that the alliance between Damascus and Turkey poses a "strategic challenge" to his country.
The Likud official said, "There is no way that a jihadist regime rooted in ISIS and Al-Qaeda, whose aspiration is the unification of Jerusalem, can live in peace alongside the State of Israel."
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