On 5-Jan-2026, Minessota Governor Tim Walz announced he would not seek re-election for a third term. The reason given was to focus on the investigations on massive welfare fraud cases and protect Minnesotans.
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Politics (@George of the Forest)[2026-01-03 10:48:37](ID: 334)
On 2-January-2026, United States president Donald Trump announced the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
On his first day in office, 1-Jan-2026, mayor Mamdani of New York revoked a directive that barred city agencies and pension funds from boycotting or divesting from Israel, this means they are free to boycott and divest.
This is the revoking of executive order 60 by previous mayor Eric Adams prohibiting New York City agencies from participating in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel signed one month before, on 3-December-2025.
On 1-Jan-2026, the Euro became Bulgaria's national currency. It is now the 21st country using the Euro. The former currency (Bulgarian Lev) will also be accepted until 31-Jan-2026, after that, it will be out of use. People will still be able to convert the Lev to Euros until 30-June-2026. 10[reply]
At midnight, 1-Jan-2026 at 00:00, Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as New York City mayor. One of his main stated points has been to work to make the city more affordable for working class people.
The US Federal Reserve has cut its key interest rate to a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, a reduction of a quarter percentage point (25 basis points). This decision was announced on December 10, 2025, and marks the third rate cut of 2025.
The cut comes amid signs of a cooling labour market, including stalled job growth and higher unemployment, which prompted policymakers to provide an economic boost.
US President Donald Trump has just announced a $12B aid package to American farmers. This comes as American farmers are struggling to sell their products since Donald Trump imposed tariffs on China then China responded by imposing tariffs on America.
The plan was announced on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the White House.
China's trade surplus has now reached 1 Trillion US Dollars for the first time. (Having a surplus means a country makes more money from exporting than importing; a deficit is the opposite, spending more money importing than money made exporting). This wasn't even a full year's trade but from January to the end of November 2025.
This comes after US President Trump imposed tariffs on products coming from China, this made it more expensive for Chinese sellers to sell goods to America. The sellers began trading more with other countries, the result has been increased surplus for China.
The oldest national leader in the world right now is 92 year old Paul Biya, president of Cameroon. He has been in power since 6-November-1982.
On 6-November-2025 he was sworn in as president for the 8th time after a controversial election. Protests followed after he was announced as the winner, protestors said the election was fraudulent.
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(@T-Rex)[2025-12-02 20:55:52](ID: 38)
My question is how was he looking so fresh at the age of 89? That picture is from 2022 when he was 89. I want to be healthy too.
The average age of the first time home buyer in the USA in 2025 has risen to 40 years old according to the according to the National Association of Realtors. This has been caused by factors such as rising home prices and high mortgage rates.
In 2021 the average first time buyer's age was 33, in 1980 it was
The US government shutdown that began on 1-October-2025 has finally ended after 40 days. 8 Democrats voted with Republicans to re-open thé government after Republicans agreed on a future vote to extend subsidies on the Affordable Care Act.This has been the longest shutdown in American history.
The shutdown began due to disagreements on a budget between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats wanted subsidies on the Affordable Care Act to be continued, Republicans didn’t.
There was 60 total votes in favour of opening the government and 40 against it.
Soon people will should be able to start getting their fully funded food stamps due to the reopening of the government.
Democrat Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election.
He has described himself as a Democratic Socialist and has ran on points such as making the rich pay their fair share in taxes and making houses affordable.
Due to the US government shutdown which began on 1-October-2025, up to 42 million Americans might not receive food stamps. 12.5% of America's population receives food stamps called SNAP benefits.
The government shut down due to Republicans and Democrats disagreeing on budget contents. They need to agree on a budget to re-open the government. 10[reply]
The US government shut down at midnight 1-October-2025. During the shut down non-essential government services are stopped, federal agencies stop activities, and a large number of federal workers are furloughed.
The reason for the shutdown is there isn't enough votes supporting the spending bill which was written by Republicans, the party in power. Democrats want some changes, they are calling for an extension of tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for millions of Americans - which are set to expire - and for a reversal of cuts to Medicaid that have been made by Trump. Democrats also oppose spending cuts to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
While Donald Trump has made it more difficult for American companies to employ high-skilled foreign workers using the H-1B visa by imposing a $100,000 fee on the employer, China has introduced a K Visa.
China's K Visa is designed to recruit young workers from around the world who have degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
About 486,000 American people live full time in a Recreational Vehicle (RV) which appears to be more than twice as many as in 2021, according to survey data from the RV Industry Association.
The US debt has now surpassed 37.5 Trillion dollars.
Just in June it reached 37 Trillion.
At this pace it will reach 38 Trillion dollars before the end of the year
https://www.usdebtclock.org/
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Big Beautiull Bill (@Politics Patrick)[2025-07-01 16:40:54](ID: 86)
Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" has now passed the senate.
This is a step closer for it becoming law.
The Bill makes permanent Donald Trump's tax cuts from 2017 and reduces the number of people who receive Medicare. Economists believe that it will add 4.5T$ to the US debt.
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News: New York Mayoral Race (@PaulyBoy)[2025-06-27 13:36:44](ID: 82)
Zohran Mamdani has defeated politics vet Andrew Cuomo to win the Democratic Party's New York mayor candidacy
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News: Iran vs Israel (@News)[2025-06-22 09:14:09](ID: 81)
The USA has joined Israel in bombing Iran
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Who is Donald Trump's election good for in terms of the economy?
In his first term he lowered taxes for the rich which made him and other rich people richer while the debt grew by 7 trillion dollars due to lower tax revenue,
He put up tariffs on imports which increased costs for consumers,
He wanted to ban TikTok for outcompeting American companies like FaceBook and Twitter,
He wants to ban electric cars from China because they are expected to outcompete American manufacturers due to quality and being more affordable.
Donald Trump invests in property so he might want the prices of homes and rent to increase
Donald Trump is clearly for the rich. 78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck according to Payroll.org
Most can't afford to buy a house and rent is high,
