Ep. 492 - Congress Pays Themselves First

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---Blaze Media---

https://www.theblaze.com/news/electoral-college-donald-trump-official

---Daily Fetched---

https://www.dailyfetched.com/anti-trump-dc-residents-in-shock-after-doge-shows-them-what-biden-was-spending-their-tax-dollars-on/

---Epoch Times---

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/congress-unveils-short-term-funding-bill-to-avoid-end-of-year-government-shutdown-5777041?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport

---Daily Signal---

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/18/capitol-hill-scrambling-government-shutdown/

---Washington Examiner---

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3262016/congress-reaches-cr-spending-deal-government-shutdown/

---Breitbart---

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/17/congress-gives-itself-raise-last-minute-1547-page-spending-deal/

---Townhall---

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/12/18/pay-raises-for-congress-elon-musk-calls-out-one-of-the-worst-parts-of-cr-n2649261

---Hot Air---

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/12/17/biden-admin-sent-300m-to-reuters-to-look-into-musk-and-his-companies-n3797989

---Just The News---

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/feds-quietly-ban-liability-vax-makers-through-trumps-full-term-fda

https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/records-show-vp-biden-repeatedly-briefed-advisors-about-foreign

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