Somebody out there apparently does not want President Trump to make a trade deal with China. Just after U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to suspend the implementation of new tariffs for 90 days, one of China’s most important tech executives was literally kidnapped as she was changing planes in Canada. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was […]
Soon to Be Speaker of House Says Voters Are Thanking Democrats for ‘Saving America’…
A jubilant Nancy Pelosi, poised to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives, is painting last week’s election victory as a historic event that has saved the United States. “As we travel to Washington for this lame duck period, House Democrats are anything but lame ducks,” she told colleagues in an email. “We […]
New Study Pegs Cost of Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ at $32 Tillion…
A bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to expand Medicare to all Americans would cost the federal government $32.6 trillion over the next decade, a new study finds. The study released Monday from the Mercatus Center think tank at George Mason University, comes as progressive Democrats are making “Medicare for All” a top issue in […]
National Debt Hits $21 Trillion….
The national debt exceeded $21 trillion for the first time on Thursday, a little more than six months after it hit first $20 trillion on Sept. 8. The national debt was $21.031 trillion on Thursday. The government releases total debt figures each business day, but it lags by one day. Federal borrowing has been on […]
Congress Closed America’s Infrastructure Bank. Reopen It…
Congressman John Faso’s op-ed on Jan. 23 presents the arguments for establishing an American infrastructure bank. The congressman is right that outdated infrastructure hurts all of us. He is right that these networks are the platform on which our economy runs. Our national infrastructure grade of “D,” received from the American Society of Civil Engineers, […]
Dozens of Groups Urge Congress to Stop Transfer of Military Items to Cops…
Dozens of groups are urging Congress to suspend a program that allows the transfer of surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies. In a letter to both House and Senate leaders, the groups said they are “disturbed” by the decision of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to lift…
U.S. Taxpayers Spend Nearly $20k to Settle Every Refugee…
Federal taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $20,000 just to settle each refugee and asylum seeker, who are then immediately eligible for cash welfare, food stamps, housing and medical aid…