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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Conservative social welfare group Citizens for Renewing America believes <keyword id="12004885" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="critical-race-theory" source="Orion">critical race theory</keyword> will "socially replace" white people.</li><li>Critical race theory was coined by lawyer and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw.</li><li>Toolkits from Citizens for Renewing America give tips on building grassroots coalitions to stop critical race theory.</li></ul>Conservative social welfare group Citizens for Renewing America is training "critical race theory activists" how to organize within their communities and win back local school boards.Founded by <keyword id="11940509" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump-administration" source="Orion">Trump administration</keyword> official <keyword id="12177177" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russ-vought" source="Orion">Russ Vought</keyword>, Citizens for Renewing America has said on its website and in its materials that critical race theory is a radical theology that will "socially replace" and lead to discrimination against white people."In other words, because people of color were discriminated against in the past, white people, including children in schools, need to be discriminated against now in order to make up for it and let African Americans catch up," <a href="https://citizensrenewingamerica.com/issues/combatting-critical-race-theory-in-your-community/">a toolkit from the organization said</a>."Combatting Critical Race Theory In Your Community" gives tips on building grassroots coalitions, recalling <keyword id="11997074" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="school-board" source="Orion">school board</keyword> officials, and launching political campaigns. The toolkit urges local groups to create social media profiles, pen op-eds, distribute training materials, and even find legal advisors in case of lawsuits.School board members drew more recall petitions than any other group in the first half of 2021, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Mid-Year_Recall_Report_(2021)">according to Ballotpedia</a>, with a total of 126 school board members facing recall campaigns. In Texas, <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2021/07/21/conservative-groups-are-training-activists-to-swarm-school-board-meetings-">Spectrum News reported</a> that opponents of critical race theory are traveling to school board meetings throughout the state to speak during public comment, almost exclusively repeating the same conservative talking points.Coined by lawyer and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, critical race theory is a practice, not a diversity and inclusion training, that recognizes race as a social construct embedded in our country's institutions, consequently relegating people of color to second-class citizenship, <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/civil-rights-reimagining-policing/a-lesson-on-critical-race-theory/">according to the American Bar Association</a>.Vought directed federal agencies during his tenure in the Office of Management and Budget to cancel all contracts and divert spending related to training on critical race theory or white privilege, which he called "divisive, anti-American propaganda" in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M-20-34.pdf">September 2020 memo</a>.His stance has not wavered since becoming president of Citizens for Renewing America in 2021.Business Insider reached out to Citizens for Renewing America for comment.

A nonprofit run by a Trump administration official is training 'critical race theory activists' to overtake local school boards

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mark Meadows accidentally got tipsy at the White House for the first time, according to Cassidy Hutchinson's book.</li><li>Meadows never drank alcohol before he downed White Claw at the White House in 2020, according to Hutchinson.</li></ul>Former <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-criminal-indictment-georgia-fani-willis-bob-haldeman-2023-8">President Donald Trump's onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows</a> never drank alcohol in his life before he accidentally got tipsy off multiple cans of White Claw in the White House, ex-Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson said in her <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchinson-alleges-rudy-giuliani-groped-her-january-6-memoir-2023-9">new memoir</a>. Meadows apparently did not know that the popular hard seltzer beverage contained alcohol when he downed 3-and-a-half cans of the booze at the White House on a Monday morning in mid-November 2020, according to Hutchinson's book, "Enough.""As a dedicated and faithful Southern Baptist, Mark had never drunk an alcoholic beverage in his life — until mid-November 2020," Hutchinson says in her memoir, explaining that her former boss "consumed his first alcoholic beverage" in front of former White House budget director and "faithful Mormon" Russ Vought. Hutchinson writes that she had asked Meadows at the time how much White Claw he drank, and he picked up a can on the table, saying, "This one's about halfway empty.""He went over to his garbage can and held it up so we could inspect its contents," Hutchinson writes. "I counted three White Claw cans."According to Hutchinson, Meadows explained that he was sitting with Vought and "started to get thirsty.""I know you girls keep my fridge stocked with sparkling water, so I went and got one. I sat back down and took a sip and thought, 'Wow, this is real good!' I looked at it and saw it was Blackberry, and thought, 'The girls never got me this one before,'" Meadows said, according to Hutchinson, who recalled that she was laughing hard. "I liked it a lot and drank it pretty quick, and went and got another. Grapefruit! Another new flavor. Then I got a third, and I remembered I hadn't offered Russ one, so I did, and he looked at me all weird and said no," Hutchinson says Meadows said, according to the book. According to the memoir, Vought quipped, "I know times are hard now, but are they really that bad," and that's when it apparently hit Meadows that he'd been drinking booze. "My head started feeling funny, and I look down at the can and saw that it was alcohol. I'm drinking alcohol on a Monday morning, and I've never even had a drink before," Meadows said, according to Hutchinson's book.While Hutchinson recalled this more lighthearted moment from the Trump White House, the book delves heavily into what she saw as severe blind spots within the administration, notably Meadows' reaction to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-cassidy-hutchinson-trump-white-house-capitol-riot-2022-6">During Hutchinson's testimony</a> before the House January 6 committee last year, she spoke of her struggles in convincing Meadows to act more forcefully in contacting Trump to squelch the violence at the outbreak of the riot."I start to get frustrated because I sort of felt like I was looking at a bad car accident about to happen where you can't stop it but you want to be able to do something," she said at the time. "I remember thinking in that moment, 'Mark needs to snap out of this and I don't know how to snap him out of this but he needs to care.'"A representative for Meadows did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Insider on Tuesday.

Mark Meadows had never drunk alcohol before he accidentally downed 3.5 White Claws in the White House, Cassidy Hutchinson says in new book

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12737804" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jeff-clark" source="Orion">Jeff Clark</keyword> emerged inside the <keyword id="11897354" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="justice-department" source="Orion">Justice Department</keyword> as a supporter of Trump's election fraud claims.</li><li>The search came a day before a House January 6 hearing on Clark's attempts to help Trump.</li></ul>Federal investigators on Wednesday searched the home of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-clark-trump-slow-coup-doj-2020-election-2021-10">Jeff Clark</a>, a former top Justice Department official in the Trump administration, in connection with the wide-ranging inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.In the weeks after the 2020 election, Clark emerged as a top DOJ official willing to assist President <keyword id="11914386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> as he pressured the Justice Department to back his baseless claims of voter fraud and overturn his loss to Joe Biden. Clark, the Senate-confirmed head of the Justice Department's environmental division, stood ready to replace then-acting Attorney General <keyword id="14148273" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jeff-rosen" source="Orion">Jeff Rosen</keyword> and take over the Justice Department to advance Trump's scheme to reverse the election.But Trump ultimately backed down from naming him acting attorney general after several of his own top Justice Department appointees said they would resign.ABC <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/feds-search-home-doj-official-tied-trumps-efforts/story?id=85589624">first </a>reported the search of Clark's home in the Washington, DC, suburbs. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed to Insider that there was law enforcement activity in the area of Lorton, Virginia, where Clark lives, but declined to comment on the nature of that activity or on any particular individuals.The search of Clark's home came on the eve of a congressional hearing that is expected to highlight the effort by Trump and his allies to throw the weight of the Justice Department behind his false claims of election fraud. At 3 pm on Thursday, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-justice-department-rosen-testify-house-january-6-hearing-2022-6">Rosen and two other former Justice Department leaders</a> are set to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack about their experience pushing back against that unprecedented pressure campaign.Clark joined a conservative legal group, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, following the Trump administration. But he left soon after the House January 6 committee subpoenaed him and the Senate Judiciary Committee released an interim <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Interim%20Staff%20Report%20FINAL.pdf">report</a> — titled "Subverting Justice" — on its own investigation into Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election.In <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-election-january-6-vote-justice-2022-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">closed-door depositions</a> with the congressional committees, Rosen recounted his surprise at Clark's eagerness to advance unfounded claims of voter fraud and wield the Justice Department as part of Trump's effort to overturn the election. As part of that effort, Clark drafted a letter to legislatures in key battleground states informing them that the Justice Department was investigating purported voter irregularities related to the election, but Rosen refused to sign it.Trump considered removing Rosen as acting attorney general and replacing him with Clark. But in a tense Oval Office meeting, Trump's own Justice Department appointees warned they would resign if he ousted Rosen.As one Justice Department official put it, Clark would be leading a "graveyard" if he ascended to the role of acting attorney general. Another Justice Department official, Richard Donoghue, recalled telling Trump there was "no way I'm serving 1 minute under this guy."Donoghue, who served as Rosen's top deputy, also questioned Clark's credentials to lead the Justice Department. When Clark defended his experience, Donoghue shot back: "That's right. You're an environmental lawyer. How about you go back to your office, and we'll call you when there's an oil spill," according to his <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.160.5.pdf">recollection</a> of the meeting to House investigators.Earlier this year, Clark joined the Center for Renewing America, a conservative group filled with former Trump administration officials. On Thursday, the group's president, Russ Vought, confirmed the search of Clark's home and declared that the "new era of criminalizing <keyword id="11893346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics" source="Orion">politics</keyword> is worsening in the US.""Yesterday more than a dozen DOJ law enforcement officials searched Jeff Clark's house in a pre-dawn raid, put him in the streets in his pajamas, and took his electronic devices. All because Jeff saw fit to investigate voter fraud," said Vought, who served as White House budget director during the Trump administration. "This is not America, folks. The weaponization of government must end. Let me be very clear. We stand by Jeff and so must all patriots in this country."

Federal investigators searched the home of Trump-era Justice Department official Jeff Clark

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="11908406" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="biden-administration" source="Orion">Biden administration</keyword> is removing Trump appointees from military-academy advisory boards.</li><li>Officials getting the boot include Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer, and H.R. McMaster. </li><li>The White House press secretary said President Joe Biden wanted appointees who were "qualified."</li></ul>The Biden administration is cleaning house at military-academy advisory boards.The White House Office of Presidential Personnel sent letters Wednesday to numerous holdovers from the <keyword id="11940509" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump-administration" source="Orion">Trump administration</keyword> asking them to resign from their posts on advisory and visitor's boards for schools such as the US <keyword id="12055591" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="military-academy" source="Orion">Military Academy</keyword>, the US Naval Academy, and the US Air Force Academy.The former officials getting the boot for those boards before the end of their three-year terms include the former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, the former national security advisor H.R. McMaster, the former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, and the retired Col. Doug MacGregor.The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, confirmed the firings, first reported by the <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/09/08/biden-boots-trump-appointees-from-west-point-advisory-board/">Military Times</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/biden-trump-military-advisory-boards-510526">Politico</a>, and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/trump-appointees-biden-boards/index.html">CNN</a>, on Wednesday."The president's objective is what any president's objective is, was to ensure you have nominees and people serving on these boards who are qualified to serve on them and who are aligned with your values," Psaki said in her daily briefing. "And so yes, that was an ask that was made. I will let others evaluate whether they think Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer and others were qualified or not political to serve on these boards."Board members typically include lawmakers, alumni, and retired officers whose role is to supervise the academy's leadership in training and educating future military officers. These appointees are not expected to be apolitical, but the Trump administration stretched the norms of these boards and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-chief-lloyd-austin-changes-advisors-2021-2">other advisory boards</a> with droves of last-minute appointments.Some of the booted board members are pushing back.Russell Vought, the former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Donald Trump, tweeted, "No. It's a three year term," in response to the letter he received from Catherine Russell, the director of the personnel office, asking him to resign from the board of visitors at the US Naval Academy by 6 p.m. Wednesday or be removed.Another Trump appointee to the Naval Academy visitor's board, John Coale, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/biden-trump-military-advisory-boards-510526">told Politico</a> he was also axed and was "pissed off" about it.Meaghan Mobbs, a Trump appointee to the West Point Board who served in Afghanistan, responded to the White House <a href="https://twitter.com/mobbs_mentality/status/1435647608513572866">in a statement posted to Twitter</a>."I find this whole act unconscionable and not all in the spirit by which this Administration promised to govern," she said. "President Biden ran on a supposed platform of unity but his actions speak directly to the contrary. Apparently, unity is only for those who conform."Conway, <a href="https://twitter.com/kellyannepolls/status/1435702026458083328?s=21">in a letter to Biden that she posted to Twitter</a>, said the decision to kick her off the Air Force Academy visitors' board "seems petty and political, if not personal."Insider reported in August <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-appointees-supported-trumps-election-lies-2021-8">that more than 40 Trump administration appointees</a> on other prominent federal boards and commissions - including the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, the US Holocaust Memorial Council, and the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition - had spread baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election or participated in and backed efforts to overturn it.Other well-known former Trump officials and allies serving on those boards include Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general; the former NFL player and current Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker; former Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell; Andrew Giuliani; the Ohio House candidate Max Miller; and Matt Schlapp.

Former Trump officials like Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer are getting kicked off military-academy boards

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Some ex-Trump officials are playing key roles in stirring hostility to <keyword id="9892617" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Critical-race-theory">critical race theory</keyword> (CRT). </li><li>"I look at this and say, 'Hey, this is how we are going to win,'" <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/23/trumpworld-critical-race-theory-495712">Steve Bannon told Politico</a>. </li><li>CRT seeks to understand and combat systemic racism, but conservatives say it's divisive. </li></ul>Former officials and aides to President Donald Trump, including <keyword id="3581499" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Steve-Bannon">Steve Bannon</keyword>, are playing a key role in instigating a campaign against critical race theory, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/23/trumpworld-critical-race-theory-495712">Politico reported</a>.They are said to believe that hyping the issue could propel Republicans back into power.Bannon, Trump's former campaign chief and advisor, is playing a key role in supporting activists and seeking to stoke a so-called culture war around critical race theory.He sees potential in elevating, for instance, local-level disputes between school boards and parents over whether the subject should be taught."This is the Tea Party to the 10th power," Bannon told Politico."This isn't Q, this is mainstream suburban moms - and a lot of these people aren't Trump voters," he said, referring dismissively to the QAnon conspiracy theory embraced by some hardline Trump supporters. "I look at this and say, 'Hey, this is how we are going to win.' I see 50 [House Republican] seats in 2022. Keep this up," Bannon told the publication."I think you're going to see a lot more emphasis from Trump on it and [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis and others. People who are serious in 2024 and beyond are going to focus on it."Two former Trump administration budget officials now work at conservative activist groups playing key roles in spearheading the campaign, according to the outlet. One, Jessica Anderson, now heads the conservative advocacy group Heritage Action, which is seeking to foster support among <keyword id="107893" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="GOP">GOP</keyword> lawmakers for anti-critical-race-theory bills proposed by House Reps Reps. Chip Roy and Dan Bishop.The second is Russ Vought, working via anew campaign group called Citizens for Renewing America.Critical race is an academic field <a href="https://www.insider.com/as-schools-ban-critical-race-theory-teaching-juneteenth-key-to-fight-2021-6">that seeks to understand systemic racial prejudice</a> and combat it, say its advocates.Institutions including schools and government departments have begun teaching aspects of critical race theory in a bid to tackle racial prejudice. It has received renewed attention as the US attempts to confront racism in the wake of George Floyd's murder last year. It has becoming a lightning-rod issue fo<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-critical-race-theory-why-is-gop-so-obsessed-2021-6">r some conservatives</a>, who claim that it is divisive and presents a distorted picture of American history. In recent months lawmakers in Idaho and Tennessee have outlawed the teaching of critical race theory in schools. In a heated exchange during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley was asked about the theory, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/woke-military-clip-joint-chiefs-milley-critical-race-theory-video-2021-6">defended the military's desire to better understand racism in the US</a>.

Trump allies including Steve Bannon are plotting a campaign against critical race theory they think could return the GOP to power

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="6356037" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="white-house">White House</keyword> is exploring slashing critical funding for nearly 200 <keyword id="6354525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="healthcare">healthcare</keyword> programs that help the sickest Americans in Democrat-run <keyword id="6399501" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cities">cities</keyword>. </li><li>Trump has accused local Democratic leaders of fostering "anarchy" and "lawlessness" amid nationwide protests against police violence and racism.</li><li>The Department of Health and Human Services identified 185 grant programs, including the Trump administration's efforts to stop the spread of HIV by 2030 as well as plans to combat the opioid crisis, that could face budget cuts, Politico reported.</li></ul>The White House is looking into cutting critical funding for nearly 200 healthcare programs that help the most vulnerable Americans in Democrat-run cities the president has spent months attacking, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/20/white-house-cuts-city-funds-coronavirus-430498">a recent Politico report</a>. <keyword id="3828720" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="President-Donald-Trump">President Donald Trump</keyword>'s administration is considering slashing millions of dollars from programs designed to slow the spread of <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> and HIV and address drug addiction and infant health in New York, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Portland, according to Department of Health and Human Services documents obtained by Politico.Trump has repeatedly accused Democratic leaders of fostering "anarchy" and violence amid nationwide protests — some of which have involved riots — against police brutality and racism.In a document sent to the Office of Management and Budget last Friday, HHS officials identified 185 grant programs, including the Trump administration's efforts to stop the spread of HIV by 2030, plans to combat the opioid crisis, hearing screenings for newborn babies in Washington, DC, aid to elderly people in New York, and housing for recovering addicts in Seattle, Politico reported. Just six of these programs are related to law enforcement, according to HHS. A senior administration official told Business Insider that OMB will review each program's funding and issue "additional guidance.""Our guidance to agencies was OMB is going to review the data submitted and there will additional guidance forthcoming after that review," the official said in an email. "We are receiving the data from the agencies and will review it to identify the best actions to take to fully implement the President's policy direction." Trump has focused heavily on a "law and order" message in the months leading up to the election, attempting to blame <keyword id="6534156" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Democrats">Democrats</keyword> for a spike in gun violence in some cities during the pandemic and paint mostly peaceful protests as riots.In <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-reviewing-funding-state-local-government-recipients-permitting-anarchy-violence-destruction-american-cities/">a September 2 memo,</a> Trump directed Attorney General Bill Barr and OMB Director Russ Vought to reduce federal funding to cities that he claimed "allow crime and lawlessness to multiply" and "disempower" law enforcement. "My Administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking Federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings, and ruin lives and businesses," Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1301315810485579776">tweeted</a> on September 2. "We're putting them on notice today."In late September, Barr officially named New York City, Seattle, and Portland "anarchist jurisdictions."

The White House is considering cutting critical funding for COVID-19 aid, screenings for infants, and addiction treatment in Democrat-run cities

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The US <keyword id="611602" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="federal-budget">federal budget</keyword> deficit soared to a record $3.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to Treasury Department <a href="https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0920.pdf">data</a> published Friday.</li><li>The monthly budget report reflects the historic fiscal spending used to pad the US against the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic, as well as the weakened tax income from Americans struggling through the pandemic.</li><li>Outlays climbed to $6.6 trillion, led mainly by the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed in March.</li><li>The deficit surpasses the White House's February forecast by more than $2 trillion. It's also roughly three times the deficit seen in fiscal 2019.</li></ul>The US federal budget deficit spiked to a record $3.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to <a href="https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0920.pdf">data</a> released Friday by the Treasury Department.The monthly budget statement caps a year rife with economic catastrophe and unprecedented relief measures. The coronavirus pandemic first slammed businesses, corporations, and households in February and continues to wreak havoc on US economic growth as case counts swing higher.The fallout prompted Congress to allocate several trillion dollars for fiscal support, including the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed in March. In all, government outlays leaped to $6.6 trillion in 2020 from the $4.4 trillion total seen last year.Receipts reached $3.4 trillion, reflecting a drop in tax income from the year-ago period as Americans struggled through the once-in-a-century pandemic. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/5-top-emerging-market-stock-picks-outperforming-cio-emqq-etf-2020-10">The founder of an ETF trouncing 99% of competitors explains how industry pioneer Burton Malkiel taught him how to invest in emerging markets — and shares 5 stock picks he loves right now</a>"As the country continues to open up and this Administration pursues its pro-growth agenda, our <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> will continue its robust recovery, sending Americans back to work and improving our fiscal picture," Russ Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said in a <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1155">statement</a>.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin added that the CARES Act and other stimulus measures paved the way for "a strong economic recovery."The yearly total surpasses the White House's February forecast by more than $2 trillion. It's also roughly three times the deficit seen in fiscal 2019.To be sure, the ballooning US debt pile will be relatively easy for the government to pay off in the coming years. The Federal Reserve has indicated it will hold interest rates near zero through at least 2023, ensuring low borrowing costs for the government.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/long-term-stock-picks-recommendations-investing-strategy-parnassus-lori-keith-2020-10">Lori Keith's mutual fund has grown 98,000% in 12 years by focusing on unflashy companies. She told us about 7 such stocks that thrived in the recession — and will likely do even better in the recovery.</a>Still, the sum stands to climb as legislators deliberate over a new stimulus package. Democrats and the White House inch closer to compromising on a bill set to cost between $1.8 trillion and $2.2 trillion. Senate Republicans, on the other hand, object to the hefty price tag and hope to pass a $500 billion measure. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated Thursday <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-stimulus-package-coronavirus-relief-compromise-white-house-democrats-2020-10">he wouldn't even bring a larger deal to a vote</a>.Lawmakers have plodded forward in stimulus talks for weeks with little to show for progress. At the same time, economists on Wall Street and elsewhere in the federal government emphasized the importance of new aid as the pace of recovery slows. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell repeatedly praised the CARES Act for its role in sparking a recovery and urged Congress to approve more stimulus.Corporate leaders joined the calls over the past week, with several CEOs and other executives calling for new stimulus."The consumer has been extraordinarily strong through this crisis, and it's not luck, and it's not because they weren't affected. 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The US federal deficit surges to record $3.1 trillion for 2020 amid unprecedented stimulus spending

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Carolyn Kaster/APPresident Donald Trump has reportedly instructed the White House budget office to look into using the Department of <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">Defense</keyword> budget to fund his desired border wall between the US and Mexico.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>President Donald Trump instructed the White House budget office to look into using the Department of Defense's budget to build his desired border wall, Axios reported.</li><li>Specifically, the office is said to be looking into using Pentagon funds without going through Congress.</li><li>The news comes 19 days into a partial government shutdown as a result of a disagreement between Trump and Congressional Democrats on funding the $5 billion wall.</li></ul>The White House is considering using the Pentagon budget to fund President Donald Trump's proposed $5 billion border wall between US and Mexico, <a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-632dfa40-217d-4103-93be-971cb05a982b.html?chunk=1#story1">according to Axios</a>.The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been looking into ways to secure funding for the wall without going through Congress, the news site reported, citing a source close to OMB Deputy Director Russ Vought. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_HP1EE3D1J2U58%3A954954817&amp;search=all%3Atrump%20border%20wall%20prototypes">Kevin Lamarque/Reuters</a>Trump in front of a prototype for his proposed US-Mexico border wall last year.</div></div></div>Specifically, the OMB - under Trump's command - is looking into whether he can use Department of Defense money to fund the wall without requiring Congress' permission, Axios said.It is "one of a couple of possibilities being seriously contemplated," the news site added.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-border-wall-could-hurt-the-environment-2019-1">Trump's $5 billion border wall plan could wreak environmental havoc, causing rivers to flood and animals to become 'zombie species'</a><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Sandy Huffaker/Getty ImagesMembers of American Legion Post 416 watch President Donald Trump speak on January 8, 2019 in Encinitas, California.</div></div></div>The the news comes 19 days into a partial federal government shutdown, which began on December 22 when Trump reached a stalemate with Congressional Democrats while trying to secure $5 billion of funding for his proposed wall along the US-Mexico border.Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-trump-primetime-address-border-wall-immigration-2019-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">addressed the nation during prime time TV</a> Tuesday night, characterizing the state of the US-Mexico border as a "crisis" that only Congress can solve by building a physical wall.Read more: '<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-trump-primetime-address-border-wall-immigration-2019-1">How much more American blood must we shed?': Trump addresses the nation amid government shutdown over border-wall funding</a>The president has routinely blamed Congressional Democrats for refusing to fund the wall, which was the central pledge of his 2016 presidential campaign. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-boot-camp-military-basic-training-cape-may-new-jersey-2018-12">Inside the Coast Guard's 8-week boot camp where recruits go through extreme physical tests and brutal 'smoke sessions'</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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