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PBS NewsHour – September 24, 2024 (06:00)
In our news wrap Tuesday, at least two people died after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength and expected to hit Florida as a hurricane this week, the U.S. government is suing Visa saying the company stifles competition in the debit card market and Brett Favre told a congressional committee he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
PBS NewsHour, September 24, 2024 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (ET)
PBS NewsHour – September 24, 2024 (05:41)
A survey commissioned by the nonpartisan Elizabeth Dole Foundation and conducted by the RAND Corporation found those caring for military members or veterans are an increasingly large group and stretched increasingly thin. It estimates more than 14 million Americans are caring for a service member and spend $9,000 a year out of pocket for care. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Bob McDonald.
PBS NewsHour, September 24, 2024 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (ET)
PBS NewsHour – September 24, 2024 (09:00)
The situation in Lebanon and northern Israel is tense after the second day in a row of major Israeli airstrikes. Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, while Hezbollah launched missiles at Israeli military and civilian sites. The U.S. is trying to de-escalate, including at the annual United Nations General Assembly, where President Biden spoke Tuesday. Nick Schifrin reports.
PBS NewsHour, September 24, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET)
2 WAY, September 24, 2024 – 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (ET)
Vice President Harris’ interview with NPR in Wisconsin, making news, I think, saying she supports eliminating the filibuster to pass legislation codifying Roe and
Trump and Harris economic speeches, and all the day’s news
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his new plan to avoid a partial government shutdown by Oct. 1 after his last one failed. The limited continuing resolution would fund the government until Dec. 20. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains what’s different about the latest attempt.
House Republicans are expected to bypass mounting GOP opposition to a spending bill to keep the government running into December by using a procedural floor move that would rely heavily on Democrats to pass the legislation and avoid a government shutdown.
The House Rules Committee stripped the government spending bill from consideration Monday night, forcing House GOP leadership to tee up the spending bill under a procedure known as suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass.
Relying on Democrats to overcome their narrow, divided majority and keep the government open has been a regular occurrence for Republicans this Congress, and was the exact maneuver that got former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted from his job. Republicans have long known they’d need to rely on Democrats to pass the shutdown-averting measure this time around, but with Democratic votes now likely to vastly outnumber the GOP supporters, House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a risky position with his conference.
Congressional leaders reached a deal on Sunday to fund the government through Dec. 20, dropping a GOP push to attach a conservative immigration proposal backed by former President Donald Trump.
The short-term funding bill is expected to get a vote on the House floor by mid-week as Congress races against a Sept. 30 government shutdown deadline. Last week, 14 Republicans joined with most Democrats to tank Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial plan to fund the government for six months, which included a GOP proposal that required proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Unable to pass a funding package on their own, House Republicans quietly pivoted to negotiating with Democrats on Sunday’s short-term bill, known as a continuing resolution or a CR, that would punt the funding fight until after the election. They also stripped it of partisan policies that would threaten bipartisan support needed for passage in the House. Dozens of conservatives are expected to oppose it.
The national debt of the United States is the total national debt owed by the federal government of the United States to Treasury security holders. The national debt at any point in time is the face value of the then-outstanding Treasury securities that have been issued by the Treasury and other federal agencies.
The terms “national deficit” and “national surplus” usually refer to the federal government budget balance from year to year, not the cumulative amount of debt. In a deficit year the national debt increases as the government needs to borrow funds to finance the deficit, while in a surplus year the debt decreases as more money is received than spent, enabling the government to reduce the debt by buying back some Treasury securities.
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The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The House’s composition is established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected. The number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435. In addition, there are currently six non-voting members, bringing the total membership of the House of Representatives to 441 or fewer with vacancies. As of the 2010 Census, the largest delegation is that of California, with 53 representatives. Seven states have only one representative: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
Trump’s latest appeal to women is the essence of paternalism.
“The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’”
Sigmund Freud didn’t know the answer to this question back in 1913. It remains a mystery to many in 2024.
But what we do know now is that American women don’t want Donald Trump. In the latest NBC News poll, American men supported Trump by 52 percent to 40 percent. American women were for Kamala Harris by 58 percent to 37 percent.
I have been keeping a very close eye on the youth vote — men and women between 18-29 years old — in this election as I am convinced they could be the difference between winning and losing for Kamala Harris.
Well, we got a WHOLE bunch of great new data on that age cohort this morning when the Harvard Institute of Politics dropped its latest poll of young voters.
The topline isn’t surprising — Harris is leading Donald Trump among young people:
Israeli Strikes Kill Nearly 500 in Lebanon, Associated Press
Israeli airstrikes on Monday killed 492 people, including 93 women and children, in Lebanon, prompting thousands to flee in the deadliest escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict since 2006.
Key GOP Lawmaker Says No to NE Change, Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska Sen. McDonnell blocked GOP efforts to switch to a winner-take-all Electoral College system, preserving the Democrats’ chance to reclaim the 2nd District’s electoral vote.
80% of Americans See Great Division, Gallup
A Gallup poll shows 80% of U.S. adults believe the nation is deeply divided on key values, up from 77% in 2016, with divisions consistent across political and demographic groups.
The Difficulty of Drawing Harris, Politico
Discover how top political cartoonists navigate the complexities of caricaturing Kamala Harris in a role unlike any before—challenging stereotypes and breaking new ground.
Ground News
Report: CPS Told to Pass Migrant Students, For the Left
Chicago Public Schools allegedly instructed teachers to give migrant students passing grades and promote them, regardless of academic performance.
Arrested for Losing a Pregnancy, For the Right
Amari Marsh, after her murder charges were dropped following premature labor, is speaking out, stressing the urgent need for abortion rights.
US onAir Network – September 24, 2024
Today’s feature story is centered around House Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to avoid a government shutdown by punting the issue of deficit spending to the end of the year.
Our featured issue for today is “Deficit & Debt”. For more information and ongoing online discussion on the government agencies, legislative committees, and leading Senate and House representatives addressing this issue, go to this category in the US onAir hub (displayed as a slideshow of posts on computers).
Who: Haurie Hahn
What: How can racial healing be achieved at a time when political and social divisions across the country run deep?
Hear the inspiring story of special guests Pastor Chuck Mingo and Jess Knight as they and other evangelicals in a Cincinnati congregation struggle to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation.
When: Tuesday, Sept. 24 | 6:15 p.m. EDT
Where: Bloomberg Center, near the US Capitol
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