House Passes Bill to Avert Shutdown With Hours to Spare The measure still needed approval from the Senate and a signature by President Biden to avert a lapse in federal funding at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.

Dozens of House Republicans Defy Trump’s Orders to Support Spending Bill Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect’s command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the right circumstances.

Was brought to a hospital where I didn’t have health insurance and the bill is astronomical, what can I do? Hi smart folks, I moved from Massachusetts to Jersey City a few months ago and was in the process of applying for NJ state health insurance (they sent me a letter asking for more info, etc). I think my Mass state insurance must have turned out when I moved—there is no way I would just let it lapse, and I didn’t contact them telling them to can…

Wisdom Teeth bill for $2500 makes no sense the more I looked into it Long story short, getting all my wisdom teeth taken out next Friday and wanted a breakdown of the bill I received to see why I was paying $2500 for it. While two are fine the other two teeth, 17 and 32, for some reason are not insured because apparently I already had them taken out, even though I’m going in for all 4 being taken out. How did thi…

What’s Inside the Spending Bill to Avoid a Government Shutdown? The mammoth year-end federal funding measure congressional leaders agreed on does far more than just keep the government running. It is stuffed with all manner of policy and other changes.

Senate Clears Defense Bill Denying Transgender Care to Minors The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk.

Congressional Leaders Unveil Short-Term Spending Bill Tied to Disaster Aid What started out as a simple stopgap measure to avert a shutdown for a few months became a magnet for more than $100 billion in emergency disaster and farm aid, plus a host of unrelated policy measures.

Unexpected dental bill over a year later In May of 2023 I had a dental exam at Aspen. This October (2024), I received a bill for $200+ for the exam. I had active insurance and was an established patient at that point. They KNEW all of my insurance information and exams are 100% covered by my policy. I contacted my insurance company and they told me that had they made a claim, my exam w…

“Greedy Pussies,” Bill Burr’s Scorching Take on CEO Killing submitted by /u/nlitherl

Thamel: Bill Belichick, North Carolina and college football’s new world Is Bill Belichick ready for a new challenge at North Carolina? Here’s why changes to the college football landscape make it a natural fit.

Texas House introduces bill to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve Legislation was introduced in the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday that would enable the state to build a strategic bitcoin reserve.

Bill Belichick leading underachieving North Carolina? Something’s gotta give Can the NFL’s GOAT coach up the Tar Heels to football greatness? For UNC, it’s a shot worth taking.

Bill Belichick to North Carolina! What does this mean for college football? What will be some of Belichick’s biggest challenges at UNC?

House Passes Defense Bill Denying Transgender Health Coverage for Minors The $883.7 billion measure was approved over the opposition of most Democrats, who rejected a provision inserted by Republicans to deny the coverage to the minor children of military personnel.

Bill would make flag planting at Ohio St. a felony An Ohio state representative has introduced a bill that would classify flag planting at Ohio Stadium around Buckeyes football games as a felony.

Bill Wyman on The Rolling Stones continuing after Charlie Watts’ death: “It surprised me. It would’ve been a good time for them to end” submitted by /u/cmaia1503

Bill Belichick, John Legend and Cris Collinsworth join Week 14’s ‘ManningCast’ The ManningCast returned for another edition of “Monday Night Football.”

Bill Maher Threatened To Quit ‘Real Time’, But HBO Late-Night Chief Is Not Worried: “He Was Joking Around” submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Random Medical Bill on Credit Report My girlfriend was checking her credit today and saw that it dropped from 799 to 650. When she looked at what had changed she saw she had an $800 medical bill for a surgery she had 3 years ago. She had never received a bill about this and she is now kind of worried about her credit and how it dropped so much. We live in Texas and are wondering …

Bill Murray Defends ‘SNL’ Against Viewers Slamming the Show as ‘Lousy’: The Cast Does ‘Stuff That’s Just as Good as Anybody Ever Did, All the Time’ submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha