By Ryan Morgan Former President Donald Trump is in a stronger position so far in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race than he was in the 2016 presidential primary cycle, according to former Republican campaign strategist Matthew Dowd. Mr. Dowd, who served as the chief strategist on George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign, evaluated the […]
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Oil Rises as Market Weighs Supply Cuts Against Gloomy Economic Outlook
By Reuters LONDON—Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday as markets weighed supply cuts for August by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia against a weak global economic outlook. Brent crude futures were up 85 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $75.50 a barrel at 0950 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.61 a barrel, […]
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IN-DEPTH: The 11 Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2024
By John Haughey There will be 34 U.S. Senate seats on ballots across the nation in November 2024, including 20 held by Democrats, three by independents, and 11 by Republicans. Of the 20 seats now held by incumbent Democrats, at least eight are in states defined as “competitive” in initial assessments by elections ratings services […]
Posted inImmigration
Federal Agency Forced to Build Part of Trump’s Border Wall
By Jack Phillips The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday it will build 20 more miles of U.S.–Mexico border wall, carrying out some of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign vow. “Until and unless Congress cancels these funds, the law requires DHS to use the funds consistent with their appropriated purpose,” the U.S. Customs […]
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Federal Court Delivers Blow to ATF’s Ban on ‘Ghost Guns’
By Jack Phillips A federal judge delivered a blow to the Biden administration’s gun control policy by reversing a federal ban on so-called “ghost guns” and argued that the ATF overstepped its authority. Texas-based United States District Court Judge Reed O’Connor on Friday ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) erred by […]
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Small Business Owners Nationwide Struggling to Make Rent: Survey
By Naveen Athrappully A recent report states that many small business owners are failing to pay rent on time due to rising rental amounts, with sectors like education and manufacturing struggling the most. Rents rose for the fifth straight month in June for small businesses, according to a June 28 report by the small business network Alignable […]
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Program
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 30 to strike down President Joe Biden’s controversial plan to partially forgive student loans. The six conservative justices voted to invalidate the program in the closely watched case, while the three liberal justices voted to uphold it. Biden unveiled the plan in August 2022 in […]
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New York City Now Sheltering More Illegal Immigrants Than Homeless Citizens: Deputy Mayor
By Ryan Morgan New York City is now providing more shelter to non-citizens than to its own homeless resident population, according to the latest assessment from a city official. At a Wednesday press conference, New York City Deputy Mayor For Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said the city is currently sheltering more than 100,000 […]
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Gaetz, Greene Announce Move to Defund Director of ATF
By Samantha Flom Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will seek to defund the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) under a little-used House rule. In a June 26 letter (pdf) to House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-Texas), the lawmakers announced their plans, […]
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Biden Transportation Department Grants $1.7 Billion for Electric and Low-Emission Buses in 46 US States and Territories
By Ryan Morgan The U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) is awarding grants for new electric and low-emission buses in 46 U.S. states and territories for a total of about $1.7 billion. Funding for these zero- and low-emission buses comes through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); a $1.2 trillion bill that includes funding […]
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Exodus of Biden’s Border Officials Continues as 4 More Quietly Resign
By Alice Giordano Amid a record-breaking influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, four more of President Joe Biden’s top border officials have quietly resigned in just the past two weeks. That brings the total to seven in recent months, along with speculation about the reasons for their departure. The latest came just this […]
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New Republican Working Group Interim Report Takes Aim at ESG
By Andrew Moran The Republican Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group released its interim report (pdf) highlighting several of the GOP’s policy priorities that conservative lawmakers say will “benefit all Americans, not just those seeking to push their far-left agenda.” Working Group members say that President Joe Biden and his administration have strategically circumvented the […]
