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Senate Budget panel Republicans defend plan to move on border, defense funding ahead of tax cuts
Senate Budget panel Republicans defend plan to move on border, defense funding ahead of tax cuts
Senate Republicans on Wednesday began consideration of their budget blueprint that sets instructions for forthcoming legislation featuring up to $345 billion in funding for border security, immigration enforcement and...
Germany: Deindustrialization Depowers On
The week of February 3, 2025: Germany’s slide, AI & antitrust, credit card price controls, ESG, penny-pinching, and much, much more. Source link
No to Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor
Unions don’t deserve a place in a Republican cabinet. Source link
We Are Witnessing Conservative Spoils, Not a Conservative Split
In the spoils, the Trumpian nationalists, the tech wizards, and the fiscal conservatives are united for a common project. Source link
Trump’s Executive Order on Women’s Sports Reflects Biological Reality
Anatomical and physiological differences between males and females give males athletic advantages when compared with similarly aged, talented, and trained females. Source link
Trump’s First 100 Days: A Free-Market Blueprint to Let America Prosper
To truly let America prosper, Trump must advance a free-market agenda rooted in limited government, fiscal discipline, and economic freedom. Source link
Kendrick Lamar: America’s Avant-Pop Ambassador
A ghetto dispatch reveals the gulf between race, sports, music, and spectacle. Source link
Trump’s Fight Against the Bureaucracy Has Been Wildly Successful — So Far
He has dominated the first few weeks of his presidency like no other modern chief executive. But his effort to shrink the government will soon face further tests. ...
Trump welcomes schoolteacher Marc Fogel, just freed from Russia, at the White House
Trump welcomes schoolteacher Marc Fogel, just freed from Russia, at the White House
President Trump gave a warm welcome to Marc Fogel, an American teacher who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021, as he spent his first hours back on United...
White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
The dismissal comes a day after his office warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID had made it all but impossible to monitor $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian...
Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes on grants and loans
Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes on grants and loans
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a Trump administration push to reinstate a sweeping pause on federal funding, a decision that comes after a judge found the administration...
Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents. Now the administration has big plans for them: It wants the...