* Guest: Pete Sepp – President of National Tax Payers Union – (NTU) is the Voice of America’s Taxpayers, mobilizing elected officials and citizens on behalf of tax relief and reform – NTU.org

* Guest: Bryan Rust, Over the past 50 years, The Rust Family has been working to educate customers about precious metals – FreeWaterCoinCo.com

* Honest Money Report: Gold – $2660.10 Silver – $31.82.

* Shame! – Congress Approves a Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert a Government Shutdown – In quick succession, the House and Senate moved to keep federal funding flowing through Dec. 20. But they punted a bigger spending fight to the end of the year – The Senate vote was 78 to 18 – All the ‘no’ votes were Republicans – the House approved the bill in a 341 to 82 vote, with a majority of the Republican conference and all Democrats present linking arms to pass the legislation – NYT.

The only alternative to the continuing resolution at this stage would have been a government shutdown. “It would be political malpractice to shut the government down,” Johnson said. “I think everyone understands that. Johnson warned that when the new extension expires in December, he will not support a massive, catchall bill to fund the government, referred to as an omnibus, so another stopgap may be needed that would allow the new president and Congress to have the final say on fiscal 2025 spending levels.

* Hey Mike Johnson: Isn’t It ‘Political Malpractice’ To Continue To Fund Unconstitutional Government Over And Over Again With No End In Sight?

* New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted by federal grand jury: Sources Adams called it an “entirely false” indictment – Ocasio-Cortez Calls On Adams to Step Down.

* Biden: I Would Have Beaten ‘Loser’ Trump President tells The View that he’s ‘at peace’ with his decision to step aside – Newser.com

* Biden, on TV, Calls Trump ‘a Loser’ Who Lacks ‘Redeeming Value’ – NYT.