In a flurry of X posts in recent days, the tech mogul said he was against a sweeping 1,547-page bill that would have extended government funding...
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| WORDS OF WISDOM | | "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." | | J. R. R. TOLKIEN | | Good morning! Today, we're covering how Congress averted a government shutdown, the attack on the Christmas market in Germany, and how attacks on Falun Gong reveal the influence of the CCP in the United States. | | TOP NEWS |  | | Musk Responds to Political Criticism | | In a flurry of X posts in recent days, the tech mogul said he was against a sweeping 1,547-page bill that would have extended government funding... | | | | |
Shutdown Averted Congress passed a last-minute spending package to extend government funding to March 14. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill on Saturday. The American Relief Act passed the Senate in a late night 85-11 vote that technically wrapped up after the government had gone into a shutdown at 12:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 21. The House passed the same bill in a 366–34 vote late in the afternoon on Dec. 20.
The passage of the legislation by both chambers of Congress caps off a week of uncertainty as lawmakers sought to reorganize following the collapse of a previous funding agreement. Aside from punting government funding into next year, the 118-page bill includes $110 billion in emergency hurricane relief, extends the farm bill for one year, and includes a series of other minor provisions.
Absent from the bill is any mention of the debt ceiling. President-elect Donald Trump called on Johnson to use the lame duck session to suspend or raise the debt ceiling to deprive Democrats of policy leverage in the next Congress. (More) |   | Our Best Offer Is Here! Lock in one full year of access to independent journalism with a big discount this holiday season. Subscribe at $1 a week for an entire year—this is our best deal, available for a limited time. | | SUBSCRIBE TODAY | | | | |
At Least 2 Dead, 60 Injured in Germany After Man Plows Car Into Christmas Market A Saudi man plowed a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least 2 people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities are calling an attack.
The driver of the car has been arrested, reported DPA, Germany's national news agency. While city and state officials have described the incident as an attack, police have yet to confirm whether it was intentional. The suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006, according to Tamara Zieschang, the interior minister for the state of Saxony-Anhalt. He has been practicing medicine in Bernburg, about 23 miles south of Magdeburg.
Fifteen of the injured were hurt very seriously, according to government officials and the city government's website. Two people confirmed to have died were an adult and a toddler, and that he couldn't rule out further deaths. (More) | |
Attacks on Falun Gong Reveal CCP Influence in America An ever-growing lineup of whistleblowers has identified the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the culprit behind an avalanche of attacks on Falun Gong practitioners in America as well as companies they founded to raise awareness about the persecution they face in China.
The attacks adopt various tactics and forms, showcasing the range of the CCP toolkit for using American institutions and silencing its critics. Over the past six months, multiple CCP whistleblowers have come forward, warning that the attacks are orchestrated by the CCP as part of a new campaign to "eliminate" Falun Gong not just in China, but also in the United States and other countries around the world.
The campaign was personally ordered by CCP leader Xi Jinping at an October 2022 secret meeting. The head of China's Ministry of State Security, Chen Yixin, personally oversees the campaign, according to one whistleblower, though other agencies are also involved, such as the Ministry of Public Security. The campaign is particularly pernicious for utilizing the ministry undercover operatives in the United States, the whistleblower said. "Once these people are mobilized, the threat is very high." (More) How did you enjoy today's Morning Brief? Tell us what you think here. | | MORE TOP NEWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PREMIUM | | | | INSPIRED | | | | EPOCH TV | | | | | | OPINION | | | | | | EPOCH FUN | | | | | |
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