A GOP-Led Congress May Focus on Owning the Libs. Instead, It Should Focus on Owning Inflation.
If the midterms favor Republicans, their top priority needs to be the fight against inflation—whether or not they feel like they created the problem.
If the midterms favor Republicans, their top priority needs to be the fight against inflation—whether or not they feel like they created the problem.
In a now-deleted tweet, the official White House Twitter account attempted to frame a mandated cost-of-living increase in Social Security checks as the result of President Biden's good "leadership."
Amendment 1 would grant public workers collective bargaining power over just about anything that affects them, ignoring the will of voters and lawmakers.
Local officials argue that the eye-popping sum is necessary due to rising construction costs, but experts disagree.
After 50 days, Liz Truss is out as the U.K. prime minister and Rishi Sunak is in.
Out of 37 officers who were terminated and later reinstated, 17 had committed acts deemed a "threat to safety."
The ruling is based on badly flawed reasoning, and may well be overturned on appeal. Even if it isn't, the plaintiff states have an obvious way to get around it.
The new survey, released by Data for Progress, could spell trouble for Democrats hoping for gains in November following Biden's debt relief plan.
The G Word, a new documentary, only occasionally covers serious issues. But it opts not to do honest reporting.
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Newspapers deserve a great deal of credit for the expansion of freedom over the past 200 years. But the media have lost credibility.
This latest expense is yet more evidence that sweeping student loan forgiveness will end up doing considerable economic harm.
Plus: The editors wade into the conversation surrounding the modern dilemmas men face.
A new report takes an illustrative look inside the Small Business Administration, which was clearly overwhelmed by the obligation to push unprecedented piles of money out the door quickly.
Warnings of inflation and rising interest rates have long been tied to high and rising debt levels.
His administration has expanded deficits by $400 billion more than expected, even before we count recent spending.
No, a big storm does not require big government.
Can the government turn $80 billion into $204 billion? Probably not.
The lawsuit has a more conventional - and stronger - basis for standing than that filed yesterday by the Pacific Legal Foundation.
"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."
The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.
According to a new report for the Congressional Budget Office, student loan debt forgiveness will likely completely wipe out gains made by the Inflation Reduction Act—and then some.
So much for the idea that low interest rates meant the government could borrow endlessly with no consequences.
After a Category 1 hurricane made landfall Sunday, a million Puerto Rican households are still without power.
The White House is giving $1.5 billion in INFRA grants to entities that either don't approve new housing or are actively opposed to making it easier to build.
If the pandemic is over, then how is the supposed emergency move justified?
Ron DeSantis paid for the Martha's Vineyard migrant flights through interest earned on American Rescue Plan money, which he's said was designed "to bail out the poorly governed states.”
James Taylor croons while the stock market burns after another ugly report on inflation.
Even as gas prices continued to tumble, rising prices for food and housing pushed inflation higher in August and proved that prices aren't cooling off yet.
Who does he think ultimately pays those taxes?
The administration is creating a system where everyone involved in higher education has an incentive to fleece the American people.
Whether you qualify, paid off your loan, or never went to college, this politician has an explanation for you.
The proper response to one failed bailout is not another bailout of a different group.
Many college graduates who made strategic choices to avoid taking on debt are now wondering if those sacrifices have put them ahead after all.
From cronyist subsidies to an unfair tax code, there are several key fixes Congress could make to better serve the public.
The president claims broad authority to act under a post-9/11 law.
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Biden's plan to forgive nearly $300 billion in student loan debt will disproportionately help affluent Americans.
Here are some reasons trust in science has been dwindling.
Little, if any, of the $2.2 billion in RAISE grants have gone to jurisdictions proactively deregulating housing construction.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
But it will raise taxes and sic thousands of new IRS agents on American households.
“We need to have a trash can that works for the city of San Francisco,” said city project manager Lisa Zhuo.
Biden brought an unwinnable war to an end. But the lessons learned are only as valuable as the U.S. government’s willingness to put them to good use.
Many conservatives no longer appear to care much for fiscal conservatism.
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