How States Are Spending Their Stimulus Checks
In this installation of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the best way to poll how satisfied Americans are with both their own lives … Read more
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Prisons, Water Infrastructure And Broadband: Where States Are Spending Their Pandemic Relief Funding
When President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law last March, he funded federal programs designed to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
Inflation hotspots, Valentine’s Day spending and wedding cost woes
Certain cities are getting more expensive to live in as inflation rises. Americans are spending big this Valentine’s Day. And CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo … Read more
Retiring Senate spending chiefs go for broke
Leahy and Shelby have just a few weeks to determine whether their negotiations succeed or fail, meaning they would have to keep the government on … Read more
Facebook's lobbying spending surged to a record in 2021
Meta spent more than $5.4 million on lobbying in the last three months of 2021 alone, marking its highest-ever lobbying quarter. Its quarterly record was … Read more
Prince William and Kate won't be spending Christmas with the Queen
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed they will not spend Christmas Day with the Queen. Instead, the couple will travel to Norfolk with … Read more
Where is the Queen spending Christmas this year – and why isn't she at Sandringham?
The Queen has announced that it will not be spending Christmas at the Royal Family Estate in Sandringham, as is the family tradition. Amid concerns … Read more
Manchin says he won’t support Biden’s social spending bill
Announcing his rejection, Manchin voiced the same concerns about the bill that he has always had: inflation, rising debt, and a mismatch between the package’s … Read more
Not just social spending bill: Other Dem priorities likely to slip into new year
They set expectations high, but the hits keep coming back.
“Shameful”: The Democratic-Led House Approves a Massive Military Spending Bill
A Department of Defense plaque outside the Pentagon in Washington, DC (Photo by Almond Ngan / AFP via Getty Images) Voters gave Democrats control of … Read more
