EconomyNews
Should Congress reauthorize the Export-Import Bank? CNBC senior contributor Larry Kudlow says absolutely not, slamming the bank for promoting “fraud, corruption, kickbacks [and] bribery.” Kudlow… Read More
EconomyNews
As business leaders and members look to shift their strategy to gain back splintering support for reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, Fox Business host John Stossel… Read More
EconomyNews
Proponents of the Export-Import Bank tout the agency as a champion of small businesses, but Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., yesterday challenged that claim during a… Read More
LawNews
New emails obtained by Congress show IRS official Lois Lerner, acting on misdirected correspondence, suggested auditing a Republican senator who has been critical of the Obama administration… Read More
EconomyNews
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., used Wednesday’s congressional hearing on the Export-Import Bank to discuss corruption at the agency and how it contributes to the United… Read More
EconomyNews
Republicans and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee faced off today at a hearing on the future of the Export-Import Bank and its role in subsidizing companies… Read More
EconomyNews
Who do you trust—a government agency justifying its existence or a private business trying to compete? That’s the question Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., posed at… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., today joined the growing list of conservatives speaking out against reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. On CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rubio said… Read More
Economy News
Rep. Jeb Hensarling today convenes the House Financial Services Committee for a much-anticipated hearing on the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that four employees of the Export-Import Bank have been removed in recent months amid allegations of kickbacks and… Read More
EconomyNews
Today was supposed to be the day supporters of the Export-Import Bank struck back. After weeks of disappointing news and dimming prospects for the bank’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Despite losing a friend in House leadership and now his successor’s avowed lack of interest, the Export-Import Bank — which has been criticized for promoting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Did you know there’s a federal agency that loans taxpayer money to foreign governments and businesses to turn around and buy things from politically favored American… Read More
EconomyNews
The Export-Import Bank’s path to reauthorization just got more complicated. Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who will soon become House majority leader, said on “Fox… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach of the U.S. soccer team, caught flak for saying that it’s “not realistic” to believe that his men can win the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Legendary computer scientist Alan Kay once said “The best way to create the future is to invent it.” It’s an ethos that has animated every… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This fall, the charter for the Export-Import Bank is set to expire. The Kronies don’t want you to know who or what is truly behind… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The Wall Street Journal in recent days has published a variety of opinions on congressional reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank—which doles out subsidies to foreign… Read More
SecurityNews
In the wake of a difficult Senate confirmation, regional protest and international consternation, George Tsunis remains on track to become the next U.S. ambassador to… Read More
EconomyNews
Mississippi has finally got a top ranking among the states. Problem is, it’s an achievement the state can do without. A study by researchers Cheol Liu… Read More
LawCommentary
Dave Brat’s stunning victory on Tuesday caused widespread panic among those who make their living on Wall Street and the special-interest lobbyists on K Street,… Read More
SocietyNews
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today warned Republicans and Democrats alike that they need to “get back to listening to Main Street,” not Wall Street, to… Read More
EconomyNews
Boeing, the biggest beneficiary of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, watched its stock drop by the biggest margin in months following House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s… Read More
SocietyNews
The defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the House’s No. 2 Republican, has major ramifications for policy and leadership in Washington. Cantor lost his primary election… Read More
EconomyNews
A measure aimed at grounding an upstart airline offering affordable fares for transcontinental travel appears headed for a vote in the House of Representatives. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rare is the issue that unites Michigan’s Democratic Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow with their chamber’s most conservative members. But when federal subsidies to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We had a great conversation on our first Daily Signal Hangout this week, and if you weren’t able to join us LIVE, I hope you’ll… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What makes The Daily Signal different than other news organizations? For one thing, we’re in a building that is home to more than 100 research… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Officials of the Export-Import Bank have gotten themselves into quite a pickle. The “small business” they continuously showcase as proof of their success actually has… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The more we dig into the Export-Import Bank, the more unbelievable it seems that this agency still exists. American taxpayers’ money is at risk—backing loans… Read More
