Senate Republicans and Democrats cut through partisan rancor and sent a retooled government spending package to the House Friday evening after President Donald Trump struck a deal to sate Democrats’…
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House Freedom Caucus draws line on DHS, ICE funding as Minneapolis unrest fuels shutdown risk
House Freedom Caucus leaders are drawing battle lines in the federal funding fight as the threat of a partial government shutdown grows by the day. Senate Democrats are threatening to…
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Federal judge strikes down parts of Trump executive order on citizenship verification for voter registration
A federal judge on Friday struck down key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening citizenship verification for voter registration and absentee ballot applications, ruling the White…
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Scott Lincicome In my latest Bloomberg column, I explore an unseen cost of the federal government’s recent and unprecedented investments in private US companies: the distortion of capital markets that…
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China has publicly condemned U.S. pressure on Cuba, accusing Washington of violating international law and calling for an end to sanctions and the decades-long embargo. The comments echo Beijing’s long-standing…
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Senate Republicans and Democrats locked in an agreement to move forward with a behemoth funding package, smashing through resistance on both sides of the aisle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune,…
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Politicians and the media always express shock when they hear about the latest fraudulent schemes involving the welfare system. They shouldn’t be surprised, as nothing incentivizes fraud like the welfare…
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Leading up to his selection, Warsh had expertly crafted a message for his chosen audience of one—Donald Trump.
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Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Alexander Xenos The Constitution vests Congress—not federal agencies or their employees—with the power to decide when Americans must fund government programs. Indeed, the very…
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned European leaders that they need the U.S. in order to defend themselves, comments that come as tensions between the U.S. and Europe have escalated amid…
