EconomyNews
New York officials who have asked Congress to provide more federal funds to alleviate the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic should make better use… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Activists and policymakers on the left are trying again to grab Americans’ tax dollars to bail out state and local governments from their own poor… Read More
EconomyNews
Those who would be most harmed by a $40 billion federal bailout of the state of Illinois are the people of Illinois, a Republican state… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Progressives are eager not to let a “crisis go to waste” and are now aggressively pushing some ideas, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that would be… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Fiscally troubled states are nothing new. In fact, our nation was born during a time of great economic upheaval, in which many of the new… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon sent a letter April 14 on behalf of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus to members of Congress requesting $40… Read More
EconomyCommentary
An additional 5.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number of workers who have lost their jobs over the past… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats and U.S. Postal Service officials are seeking a $75 billion bailout from taxpayers. While they seek to blame the COVID-19 pandemic, the facts are… Read More
EconomyNews
Democratic lawmakers in Congress are calling on the federal government to make illegal aliens eligible for federal relief amid the coronavirus pandemic, while local and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The National Governors Association recently asked Congress for a bailout of $500 billion in addition to the more than $200 billion included in the Coronavirus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For a third week in a row, Americans have experienced never-before-seen levels of initial unemployment insurance claims as businesses continue to lay off workers amid… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history: more than $2 trillion. For once, both Republicans and Democrats agreed…. Read More
EconomyNews
Small businesses will be able to access new loans starting Friday to help them stay afloat during the economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unemployment claims spiked by 6.6 million last week, meaning more Americans became unemployed during one week than the total already unemployed before COVID-19 hit the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It is not cognitive dissonance—the impossibility of holding two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously—to favor the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Former Sen. Tom Coburn was a hero among fiscal conservatives and endless source of inspiration and courage. The Oklahoma Republican embodied financial stewardship, always showing… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Although everyone has been affected by COVID-19, not everyone has been affected equally. The United States now leads the world in confirmed cases of COVID-19,… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed optimism about the prospects for passage of an emergency coronavirus relief bill to bridge the nation’s temporary economic shutdown,… Read More
Health CareNews
The federal government knew about a shortage of protective masks going back to 2009, after the H1N1 virus, but didn’t replenish its supply for the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Now is the time to address the COVID-19 crisis, not throw money at decades-long problems. House Democrats’ inclusion of a massive taxpayer bailout for a… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Senate is considering a coronavirus fiscal stimulus package aimed at minimizing the adverse economic impact resulting from the pandemic. Yet this proposal is neither… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Senate’s new coronavirus aid package is a mixed bag, according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. “Any action that Congress takes should… Read More
Health CareNews
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the Senate will not leave Washington before approving an aid package to ease financial problems during the… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump will nominate his acting budget director, Russ Vought, to serve as permanent director of the Office of Management and Budget. Trump announced… Read More
Health CareNews
To stimulate a flagging economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “going big” by sending out checks directly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wealthy elites pocket more than 7.5% of financial aid coming into their economically struggling countries, according to new research from the World Bank. To reach… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Buyers (aka taxpayers), beware: The Land and Water Conservation Fund is not what you might think. Some on Capitol Hill have floated the idea of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The fundamentals of the U.S. economy are still strong, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Good policy also doesn’t change in a crisis, and Congress… Read More
EconomyNews
Fiscal responsibility is key to draining the swamp, the White House budget chief said Saturday in remarks to an annual gathering of conservative activists outside… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 prioritizes immigration enforcement by increasing resources for Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and… Read More
