AOC’s Green New Deal preview? Lessons from New York's natural gas hell
The moral of the story is that environmental extremism is costing New York business and jobs. Do we want that for the country as a whole?
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Trump is within his legal right to clawback money given to California high-speed rail project: Trial lawyer
Trial lawyer Harmeet Dhillon says President Trump can legally request the return of grant money from California high-speed rail project.
Trump administration wants California to pay back billions for high-speed rail
It’s the latest in a series of attacks by the Trump administration against the state.
Green New Deal is out of touch with Americans
There has never been a better time for reforms that promote work—not policies that encourage able-bodied Americans to sit on the sidelines and miss out on opportunities.
Expanding Social Security for the rich (Huh?)
Newly-emboldened Congressional Democrats don’t merely want to fill the Social Security funding gap with new taxes. They want to raise taxes enough to expand the program’s benefits, for rich and poor alike.
How Trump's border wall will be funded
The president will shift millions in already appropriated funds toward the construction of the wall.
America's $22T debt problem: With a booming economy, now is the time to fix it
The best time to set the stage for a balanced budget is during a roaring economy.
Congress passes bill to avoid shutdown: Here's what it includes
After weeks of negotiations, congressional leaders agreed this week to a spending measure.
US Congress prepares to vote on border security bill
Lawmakers are racing against a Friday midnight deadline for passage.
US government ran a $14B deficit in December
Revenue for the month sank as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which slashed taxes both for individuals and corporations.
Trump tax cuts and the middle class: Here are the facts
While the rhetoric of the left has sought to portray the Republican tax cuts as a negative for the middle class, nothing could be further from the truth.
National debt hits $22 trillion signaling Titanic like ending
We know it is the economy that will eventually take the fall, while most of these politicians will be retired.
Second partial government shutdown looms: What to know
Democrats and Republicans announced a tentative funding deal late Monday to keep the government up and running.
Jeff Bezos could pull Amazon HQ2 from NYC: What’s at stake
The potential loss to the community and the state isn't small.
Why socialism would be especially destructive in America
America is a culture forged by an ethic, not a common background. Immigrants from all over the world came here to seek opportunity, not government benefits.
Payday loan regulations rollback is win for business, consumers
Chalk up another win for President Trump’s deregulatory agenda.
Trump should take $2B in wall funding as 'down payment,' Lindsey Graham says
The bipartisan talks have stalled over border security funding and the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal blueprint is released: What to know
Ocasio-Cortez and Markey laid out expansive proposals to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades.
Inside Trump's plan to end the HIV epidemic and what sparked it
The HHS announced a multi-year program narrowing in on seven key states.
Trump wants paid family leave in federal budget
Currently, the only four states to offer longer-term paid time off to new parents are California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York.