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Rep. Lauren Boebert said on Friday that she was recently mistaken for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a group of students at the Capitol.The Colorado Republican made the remark during a livestream on the conservative platform Rumble as she was railing against the passage of a $1.2 trillion government funding bill.A majority of House Republicans voted against that bill, with some hardline House Republicans pointing toward federal funding that’s going to organizations that provide services to transgender people. “You want to be an adult, you want to spend your own money to change your body up, sure. You know,…

On Friday, Kate announced she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy in a video, speaking directly to the public. On Friday, Kensington Palace uploaded a video of Kate speaking directly to a camera on its social media.In the video, Kate said that her abdominal surgery in January was successful, but “tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”Her medical team recommended she “undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy” after reviewing the tests, as Kate said in the video. She began treatment in late February, according to a press release shared with BI.The princess said that the diagnosis was a “shock” and…

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Chip Roy, one of the most prominent hardline Republicans in Congress, pulls no punches when it comes to how frustrated he is about the $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to pass before midnight on Friday. “Everyone that I know and trust about the border, about overall spending, see it as a complete and total failure and a capitulation by Republicans. And (Republican) leadership worked the deal, so it’s on leadership,” Roy told reporters. “Republicans should reject it,” added the Texas Republican, vowing that he would not back the reelection campaigns…

In a recent move that signals confidence in Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RMT), Vice President Francis D. Gannon has purchased shares of the company’s common stock totaling $46,325. The transactions, which occurred on two separate days, involved the acquisition of 5000 shares at prices ranging from $9.25 to $9.28 per share. The first batch of 2500 shares was bought at $9.25 each, while the subsequent purchase of an equal number of shares saw a slight increase in the price to $9.28 per share. Following these transactions, Gannon’s direct ownership in Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. has increased to a total of…

NBC News on Friday announced that it had hired Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair who has repeatedly attacked the network and its journalists, assailed the news media as “fake news” and promoted false claims around the 2020 vote, as an on-air commentator ahead of the 2024 presidential election. “It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” Carrie Budoff Brown, senior vice president of politics at NBC News, said in a memo to staff. McDaniel exited the RNC earlier this month after leading the organization since 2016. During her time as chair, McDaniel repeatedly attacked the press, which…

AUD/USD pitches back down to the base of its range after US data eclipses Aussie employment figures.  The rapid reversal is surprising since the Australian data was stellar whilst the US data was unremarkable. A deeper analysis of the Australian jobs data might reveal why its upside influence was so ephemeral.  AUD/USD is trading back down at the bottom or its multi-week range in the lower 0.6500s on Friday, after positive US data led to a reversal in the pair from its 0.6634 Thursday highs.  Australian Dollar versus US Dollar: Daily chart Although the US data was positive it was not…

Analysts have notably increased their price target for Bitcoin (BTC), citing a surge in technological innovations as a pivotal catalyst. As Bitcoin establishes new benchmarks, the financial ecosystem attentively observes the transformative impact of Layer 2 (L2) solutions on the cryptocurrency’s scalability, security, and decentralization. Tech Advancements Will Push Bitcoin Price Muneeb Ali, the CEO of Trust Machines, has played a crucial role in advocating for Bitcoin’s L2 technologies. He is confident that Bitcoin’s scalability challenges are on the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough thanks to these L2 solutions. This development aims to enhance Bitcoin’s transactional efficiency. It also represents…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Taking a breather: Stocks were mixed on Friday. Nothing is wrong with a pause or a breather following a big four-day winning streak that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average , the S & P 500 , and the Nasdaq Composite to record highs. The S & P Short Term Oscillator…

LONDON — Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Friday revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.In a video statement released Friday, she said that she had undergone major abdominal surgery in London in January, saying that it was initially thought her condition was noncancerous.”The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” her statement said.”This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have…

GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin will resign from Congress early, handing another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and his razor thin Republican majority. In a statement, Gallagher confirmed he will resign effective April 19. Gallagher did not include a reason for stepping down but said he came to the decision after “conversations with my family.” The House already has three vacancies – left by two Republicans and one Democrat – and Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado has said he will leave Congress after this week. Once Buck and Gallagher leave, Johnson will be down to a 217-to-213 majority,…