Republicans Scramble to Regroup After Budget Bill Setback Top congressional Republicans are picking up the pieces in the wake of the House Budget Committee’s rejection Friday of leadership’s budget proposals. If one thing’s clear, it’s that leadership will have to seek a compromise with fiscal hard-liners. On Friday, the House Budget Committee voted against advancing the […]
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For the second consecutive month, both consumer and producer prices slowed down, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to 2.3 percent and 2.4 percent annually in April, respectively. This despite President Donald Trump’s levying of tariffs since the beginning of his second term that began on January 20. That included the fentanyl and border security […]
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President Donald Trump’s bold economic approach is beginning to ease the burden of crushing inflation and concerns over a recession and his approval rating is on the rise, particularly among working-age young voters and Hispanics according to two new polls. Trump’s approval rating is up two points overall from where it sat in April, and […]
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The Supreme Court has extended its block on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal alien gang members from Venezuelan. “The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out […]
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The power-hungry political class that has wreaked havoc on American independence, security and freedom for decades extends far beyond Congress, to a dense web of heavily influential tax-exempt institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) funded by a steady stream of taxpayer dollars. This grim reality is at the heart of President Donald Trump’s so called “war” […]
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Lawmakers debate details of Republicans’ $3.8 trillion tax policy plans Republican lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee are holding the line on their massive tax policy bill, which would permanently extend key portions of the expiring 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion, and fulfill most of […]
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I don’t write a lot about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because she’s just too easy to make fun of and I’m guessing that most Americans have had enough of her nonsense. But every now and then (when she’s not on the “Stop Oligarchy” tour with Bernie Sanders) she says something so out there that comment is required. […]
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California files for preliminary injunction to stop Trump’s tariffs Another attempt to stop President Donald Trump’s tariffs came Tuesday as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. The motion is part of the lawsuit against Trump that California filed over the tariffs in April in the U.S. District Court for Northern California. […]
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Anger is growing among some GOP supporters, as seen on X and in media reports, over the Republican-controlled House and Senate’s failure to codify President Trump’s executive orders into law. Do something, anything!! pic.twitter.com/mV4kGArq3F — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 13, 2025 On X, posts vent frustration at Congress’s inaction, warning of electoral consequences in the […]
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‘Nobody Fears Us’: Former Dem Strategist Bemoans Lack Of ‘Strong Leader Like Donald Trump’ In His Party. By JASON COHEN, DCNF Original here. Former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine on Tuesday bemoaned that his party does not have a commanding figurehead such as President Donald Trump who can dominate its base. Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received […]