By Andrew Moran The U.S. annual inflation rate has risen to a higher-than-expected 3.2 percent, underscoring the challenges policymakers face in reducing it to the 2 percent target. Economists had projected the consumer price index (CPI) to climb 0.4 percent in February, up from the previous month’s 0.3 percent reading. According to the Bureau of […]
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National Debt, Interest Payments Balloon Under Latest Biden Budget Proposal
By Andrew Moran The White House projected in its latest budget proposal that the U.S. government will add trillions of dollars more to the national debt over the next decade amid sky-high annual budget deficits. Administration officials released President Joe Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget framework for fiscal year 2025, which aims to tackle various issues, […]
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Republican Warns Biden Order Allowing Illegal Immigrants and Felons to Vote
By Jack Phillips A Republican secretary of state sent a letter this week to the Department of Justice alerting it to an executive order signed in 2021 that he says will allow felons and illegal aliens to register to vote in elections. In the letter, Republican Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson wrote in a […]
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Judge Blocks US Administration From Illegally Diverting Border Wall Funds
By Caden Pearson A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from unlawfully redirecting taxpayer funds away from the construction of a wall along the southern border. Southern District of Texas District Court Judge Drew B. Tipton granted a preliminary injunction after Texas and Missouri sued to stop the scheme, which included diverting the […]
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Trump-Backed Leaders Take Helm at RNC After McDaniel Exits
By Lawrence Wilson HOUSTON—The Republican National Committee (RNC) has elected new leadership endorsed by former President Donald Trump after Ronna McDaniel, the group’s longest-serving chair, stepped down on March 8. Michael Whatley, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party whom President Trump endorsed last month to lead the RNC, was elected by a voice vote […]
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Millions Head to the Polls for Super Tuesday
By The Epoch Times Staff What’s happening today: Mail-in Voting Affects California In-Person Turnout BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Turnout here has been affected by mail-in and early voting according to poll workers at Faith Temple Church, which houses four precincts in California’s 22nd Congressional District. Each California voter received a ballot by mail for the first time this […]
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Trump, Biden Face Off in Border Showdown
By Samantha Flom, Janice Hisle and Emel Akan EAGLE PASS/BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Texas played host to a presidential showdown on Feb. 29 as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off at the southern border. It was the most direct showdown of this election season so far between the leading Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. […]
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Kevin O’Leary Slams Threat to Take Trump’s Properties
By Naveen Athrappully Investor and Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary has expressed further concerns about the potential seizure of former President Donald Trump’s assets in New York, calling the litigious situation “scary.” On Feb. 16, the New York Supreme Court ordered President Trump to pay $355 million in damages related to a controversial fraud case. […]
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Delegate Math: Haley Campaign Days Are Numbered
By John Haughey Regardless how many delegates, if any, Nikki Haley earns in Feb. 24’s South Carolina Republican primary, the former United Nations ambassador’s presidential campaign’s days are numbered. As in 30 days or less, calculate a raft of delegate-counting analysts, such as FHQ Strategies founder and University of Georgia Political Science Professor Josh Putnam. […]
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Red State ‘Super Tuesday’ Primaries Launch GOP Quest to Keep House
By John Haughey “Super Tuesday” ballots in five states feature inter-party preliminaries for November berths in 115 congressional districts, including 63 across four Southern states where Republicans hold 42—two-thirds—of those House seats. While voters in 16 states—Republicans in 15—will cast ballots in March 5 presidential primaries and caucuses, Super Tuesday also kicks off the broader […]
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FedEx Founder Issues Dire Warning About ‘Unsustainable’ Government Debt
By Tom Ozimek Fred Smith, the founder of executive chairman of shipping giant FedEx, is the latest business leader to sound the alarm that if America’s ballooning public debt is left unchecked, it will threaten to spiral into a catastrophic crisis. Mr. Smith was asked during an interview on Fox News for his opinion on […]
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Massive Illegal Immigrant Expenses May Affect Credit Ratings of NYC, Chicago, Denver: S&P Report
By Bill Pan The spiraling cost of caring for the surging influx of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers could affect the credit ratings of three large American cities, S&P Global Ratings said in a new report. “State and local governments are shouldering the rapidly growing costs of assisting migrants and asylum seekers as their numbers […]
