Number of welfare recipients likely to continue falling: Darrell Scott
Low unemployment plus lots of available jobs could mean fewer SNAP recipients.
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Steve Ballmer: Government lacks courage to balance budget
Debt burden “drives me crazy,” former Microsoft CEO says.
Trump creates task force to examine US Postal Service
Trump orders a review of the Postal System's finances.
De Blasio, Cuomo responsible for declining home sales in New York: Kellyanne Conway
The counselor to the president said high taxes, not the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, are responsible for the declining home sales.
Trump has full authority to complete border wall: Ann Coulter
Many White House advisers disagree with the president on construction, author says.
Trump ripped by former senator for signing $1.3T spending bill
Former Wyoming Sen.
Connecticut giving financially strapped Hartford a $550M taxpayer bailout
Under the deal Connecticut will cover Hartford’s annual debt payments over the course of the next two decades.
Trump backs $1.3T spending bill after veto threat
"I will never sign a bill like this again," Trump said.
Trump: Troops will see largest pay increase in over a decade due to spending bill
President Donald Trump said Friday he had “no choice” but to sign the $1.3 trillion spending bill in order to create the strongest military.
China, Russia threats forced Inhofe to support $1.3T spending bill
The deal provides for a military buildup in exchange for billions of dollars for domestic programs.
GOP ‘surrendered’ to Pelosi, Schumer on ‘disgusting spending bill:’ Huckabee
He said Republicans have no excuse for giving up this quickly.
Congress needs to take up entitlement reform: Rep. Gaetz
Congress is nearing a $1.3 trillion spending deal ahead of a Friday government shutdown deadline.
David Stockman: I hired Larry Kudlow to lower taxes, balance the budget
President Donald Trump’s newly appointed National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow was once hired by the Reagan administration for his low tax and balanced budget approach to governing.
8 key battles in the spending bill fight
Government funding expires March 23, giving Congress less than two weeks to finish spending bills for the current fiscal year.
Georgia threatening Delta over cutting its NRA ties defended by Texas AG
Delta Air Lines announced early Saturday morning that it would end its discount program with the National Rifle Association, but within days, Georgia’s Lt.
NRA loyalty: HotelPlanner CEO refuses to cut ties with organization
Since the Parkland, Florida school shooting left 17 people, mostly students, dead on Valentine’s Day, a number of major U.S. companies have announced plans to sever ties with the National Rifle Association, thanks, in part, to mounting pressure from gun control advocates.
Why gold stocks will go ‘ballistic’
For years, the Federal Reserve has kept rates artificially low in order to help the economy recover from the economic recession in 2008.
Puerto Rico gets $300M loan as officials say more blackouts ‘not an option’
Puerto Rico narrowly avoided sending more residents back into blackout conditions after a judge granted Prepa access to a $300 million loan this week.
Stock market's new 'wall of worry' is built on inflation and rate fears
The U.S. stock market on Friday posted one of its best weekly performances in years, recapturing half of the losses from the startling market correction earlier this month and discovering a new "wall of worry" to climb.
Ex-FBI official on bungled Florida shooter tip: ‘Something broke down’
The FBI came under fire once again on Friday after reporting that it had ignored investigative protocol regarding a tip it received in early January about NIkolas Cruz, the 19-year-old suspected shooter accused of killing 17 people in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday.