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Kentucky’s Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, has now officially signed right-to-work legislation–along with other jobs legislation–into law. Yet the impact of Kentucky’s right-to-work legislation could… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump’s public campaign to push U.S. companies to make their products in America is already having an impact, especially on one of his… Read More
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Conservative and pro-business groups warn that the Obama administration may pursue legal action to enforce some of its thousands of new “job-crushing” regulations before President-elect… Read More
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Not only did the 2016 election bring the country a new president, but Nov. 8 also ushered in the right political environment for a batch… Read More
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Thomas Sowell has just published a revised and enlarged edition of his classic “Wealth, Poverty and Politics.” At the very beginning, he quotes Alexander Hamilton,… Read More
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In order to crack down on what’s known as “predatory lenders,” the Obama administration proposed new rules that require short-term lenders to ensure customers have… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump chose one of the most outspoken fiscal conservatives in Congress, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, to be director of the Office of Management and… Read More
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Being penny-wise could pay off big over the next decade, according to budget experts looking at part of President-elect Donald Trump’s spending plan. While campaigning… Read More
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Ever since the federal government embedded itself into the U.S. housing market, it has caused problems that ultimately cost taxpayers trillions of dollars. Most policymakers… Read More
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Senate Democrats, digging in their heels Friday over health benefits for retired coal miners, threatened to shut down the government over the weekend for lack… Read More
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The U.S. stock market has been on an unprecedented upward climb since President-elect Donald Trump won the White House. Trump’s election sparked the biggest one-month… Read More
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The recent presidential election has sparked a debate about international trade. Many politicians, policymakers, and media outlets seem to be unsure about whether trade is… Read More
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As Congress closes up shop for 2016, a group of four Democratic senators is determined to “use whatever means necessary” to secure a special-interest taxpayer… Read More
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Democrats could maintain control of the agency making rules about the internet and other communications issues even after Donald Trump becomes president, as Democrats are… Read More
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With control of both the White House and Congress, Republicans finally have the opportunity to reignite the economy. American families and workers have been waiting… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former rival Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Trump transition team announced Monday. “Ben… Read More
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November saw very little change in the U.S. labor market, according to a new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers added a… Read More
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Business groups and the White House are urging Congress to use a must-pass spending bill to make the Export-Import Bank fully operational again, setting up… Read More
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Though not a widely known quantity in Washington, Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for treasury secretary, has had a seasoned career in high finance,… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elaine Chao to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, his transition team announced Tuesday. “Secretary Chao’s extensive record of strong leadership and… Read More
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The conservative group 2ndVote has called for a boycott on Christmas shopping at the retail giant Target over its bathroom policies. But on Nov. 23,… Read More
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The national debt is expected to hit $20 trillion early next year. Sen. James Lankford has a few ideas to start chipping away at it…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last night, news emerged that a federal judge put a halt to the Department of Labor’s damaging new overtime rule. This is welcome news, and… Read More
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A federal judge blocked implementation of a controversial rule addressing overtime pay from taking effect next week, a rule that had businesses, nonprofits, and higher… Read More
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A conservative watchdog group has started a campaign to boycott Target over its bathroom policies. In April, Target announced that customers and employees at its locations would… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump requested Congress pass a short-term spending bill to fund the government through March, according to reports. House Republican members are looking to… Read More
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With the new Trump administration beginning to taking shape, regulators of every stripe will soon be looking for ways to trim red tape. But apparently,… Read More
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The president of one of the nation’s largest teachers’ union cited the Holocaust in comments she made about President-elect Donald Trump while speaking at an… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of dismantling Dodd-Frank, and now Senate Democrats are pretty much the only thing that can derail that promise…. Read More
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House Republicans voted Thursday to block the sale of aircraft to Iran, a move GOP lawmakers and some Democrats said would protect taxpayer dollars from… Read More
