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Top House Dems continue paying family members thousands of dollars using campaign funds

Posted on October 17, 2022 by

FIRST ON FOX: Top House Democrats Maxine Waters and James Clyburn have continued to shell out tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to their family members ahead of the November midterm elections.

The re-election campaign for Waters, the US House Financial Services Committee chairwoman, paid a total of $16,000 to the congresswoman’s daughter in four separate payments in July and September of this year.

Karen Waters, who has been organizing slate-mailing operations to bolster her mother’s re-election since 2003, and her company, Progressive Connections, have received more than $1.2 million from Waters’ campaign over the past nearly two

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White House aims to speed up pace of building infrastructure

Posted on October 13, 2022 by

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House hosted a summit Thursday to help speed up construction projects tied to the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law as the Biden administration tries to improve coordination with the mayors and governors who directly account for 90% of the spending.

“This is the first time we’ve tried this in 50 years on this level,” said Mitch Landrieu, the White House’s infrastructure coordinator and a New Orleans major. “We’re going to really push hard to make it go faster and try to do it better, and try to get at least all the federal agencies focused

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An LA ‘Bachelor Pad” Designed by a Midcentury Master John Lautner Just Listed for Million

An LA ‘Bachelor Pad” Designed by a Midcentury Master John Lautner Just Listed for $3 Million

Posted on October 11, 2022 by

Iconic California architect John Lautner is widely celebrated for his midcentury masterpieces in the Hollywood Hills. Now, his acclaimed Bergren Residence is up for grabs.

Built in 1953 for Big Band guitarist Ted Bergren, the two-bedroom modernist gem sits just above Runyon Canyon and has gone through a series of remodels since its conception nearly 70 years ago—once by Lautner himself and most recently, by LA-based firm Escher Gune Wardena. Overlooking the San Fernando Valley, the angular abode still remains faithful to Lautner’s original design despite its reimagining. Think a V-shaped roof, concrete floors, large glass windows and wood-beamed ceilings—all

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UFO PR House Opens New Showroom in Los Angeles

Posted on October 5, 2022 by

Los Angeles, CA, October 05, 2022 –(PR.com)– UFO PR House is excited to announce the official opening of its Los Angeles showroom at 2115 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026. UFO is the acronym for “Unforgettable Fashion Outfits.”

Located adjacent to Echo Park and Silver Lake, the UFO PR House showroom space is designed to mirror the brand’s goals to spark joy and creativity. To capture this joyful energy, the design brings UFO PR House’s avant-garde brands’ innovative products and bold branding to life in a memorable, highly Instagrammable experience. Custom graphics and bold designs are incorporated into the

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Congressman Matt Gaetz votes against bill that included disaster relief funds for Florida

Posted on October 3, 2022 by

Florida’s 1st District Congressman Matt Gaetz voted against legislation whose passage freed up money for disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

By a 230-201 margin, the US House of Representatives voted Friday to approve a continuing resolution that gives the Federal Emergency Management Agency access to $15 million in Disaster Relief Fund dollars to spend for relief to those impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Ian made landfall Wednesday in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm.

Latest on Ian: Ian’s death toll climbs to 68 as rain, flooding continues; 600K without power in Florida

More on Ian: From rescues

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Missed opportunity? House GOP says McConnell lost leverage over Biden by backing government funding bill

Posted on September 29, 2022 by

Senate clears hurdle in quest to avoid government shutdown

Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on a looming government shutdown deadline and Senate Democrats removing an energy provision from legislation designed to keep the government open on ‘Special Report.’

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House Republicans this week expressed frustration with Senate GOP leaders for agreeing to pass a bill to fund the federal government without insisting on the inclusion of key Republican priorities, and he said Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell ceded leverage over President Biden that could have been used more

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“Tiny Houses” offers tiny pleasures at Curtain Call Theatre

Posted on September 25, 2022 by

Curtain Call Theater in Latham is celebrating its 30^th season with the regional premiere of “Tiny Houses.”

The play is indicative of why the company has survived for 30 years, in several different locations. They’ve survived so long by offering the area fresh and often challenging material. Everything they do, be it serious or frivolous, is always presented in a high quality manner.

“Tiny Houses,” which plays through October 9, fits that description. It’s a slight, but very pleasant play, that offers the added bonus of watching five actors build a small 200 sq. ft. house on stage. Initially

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Where Are The Houses from Game of Thrones?

Posted on August 29, 2022 by

Warning: The following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon “The Rogue Prince,” which aired Sunday, August 28. If you’re not caught up yet, check out our spoiler-free Episode 2 review.

House of the Dragon may be set in the world of Game of Thrones but its focus on King’s Landing and the ruling Targaryens makes for a much different and less sprawling story than the original mothership show. So where are all the Seven Kingdoms families we’re familiar with from the previous saga? The Starks? The Lannisters? Tullys, Arryns, Baratheons, and all the rest?

Well, the simple answer

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