LawNews
Swamp vs. Trump: IRS Union Sues to Reverse Executive Order
Another chapter in President Donald Trump’s clash with what he calls the Washington, D.C., “swamp” is heading to court, this time, from the union representing… Read More
EconomyNews
House Panel Quizzes Bessent on DOGE, Tariff Talks, China
In an at times contentious hearing, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. But the… Read More
EconomyNews
How Treasury’s Bessent Went From Soros Employee to One of Trump’s Top Lieutenants
One of the most prominent defenders of the Trump agenda during the president’s second term has been Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. A relative… Read More
SecurityNews
Treasury Report Exposes How Fentanyl Traffickers Exploit Financial System
The fentanyl trade—which claimed tens of thousands of American lives in 2024 alone—is a multibillion-dollar business supported by sophisticated money laundering schemes, a new report… Read More
PoliticsNews
Inspector General Report Backs DOGE, Reveals Unused IRS Space Wastes Millions
The Department of Government Efficiency’s cutting of Internal Revenue Service office space is consistent with the federal government’s earlier findings about excessive expenses within the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Facts and 5 Worst Offenses From Report Showing Government Made $161B in Improper Payments in 2024
As many Americans shopped for Black Friday deals, the Biden-Harris administration released annual data on improper payments showing that the federal government spent at least… Read More
EnergyNews
Biden Admin Suggests Spending $78 Trillion to Achieve Net-Zero Global Carbon Emissions
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said during a speech in Belem, Brazil, on Saturday that the price tag for a global transition… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How History Will Remember Biden
When Vice President Joe Biden met in 2011 with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing, the two men joked about their age. “I note that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden Admin Hides Justification for Altering the Definition of ‘Recession,’ Heritage Plans to Sue
As Americans struggle to keep up with the rising tide of prices and feel the squeeze of high interest rates on housing, President Joe Biden… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These 2 Bipartisan Proposals Would Hold Presidents Accountable for ‘Improper’ Payments
Suppose that a typical American family that spends about $73,000 per year was budgeting for next year and realized it spent an increasing amount—$4,600 last… Read More
LawCommentary
Debating Founders’ Intent on Appropriations, Justices OK Dodd-Frank Agency’s Funding Scheme
Is it concern for history or the present that underlies the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the perpetual funding scheme granted to the… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Economic Suicide’: Biden Admin Justifies Tax Hike Based on Racial Criteria
The Biden administration’s analysis of its revenue proposals for fiscal year 2025 argues targeted tax hikes that disproportionately affect white people would ease racial wealth inequality…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Small Businesses Cheer as Judge Strikes Down ‘Transparency’ Law
Lawmakers snuck the Corporate Transparency Act into the 1,480-page National Defense Authorization Act in 2021. The measure is targeted squarely at small businesses with fewer… Read More
PoliticsNews
Treasury Department Sent ‘Hate Group’ List of Conservative Organizations to Banks
It came to light last week that the Treasury Department provided a listing of “hate groups,” which lumped together mainstream conservative organizations alongside avowed neo-Nazi and white… Read More
LawCommentary
Collusion Between Feds, Banks Reveals Bias Against Conservatives
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, “urged large financial institutions to comb through the private transactions of their customers for suspicious charges on the… Read More
EconomyNews
Janet Yellen Wants You to Believe Bidenomics Has Been a Smashing Success. The Opposite Is True.
Few academics have fallen as far from grace as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Instead of composing lectures from her Ivy League ivory tower, she’s been… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Rogue Agencies Flout Constitution and Undermine Our Republic’s Institutions
Students learn in civics class—or at least they used to—that under the U.S. Constitution, Congress passes the laws, and the president and the rest of… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Debt Increased by $2.2 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2023
The federal government’s debt increased by $2,238,422,431,416.43 in fiscal year 2023, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. On Sept. 30, 2022, the… Read More
EconomyNews
Economist Estimates Exact Date US ‘Will Run Out of Cash’ Amid Debt Ceiling Debate
The U.S. “will run out of cash to pay all the government’s bills on time” on June 8, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time for Biden and Schumer to Stop Demagoguing and Take Debt, Spending Talks Seriously
As Americans deal with an economic hangover of high inflation and rising interest rates caused in large part by Washington’s irresponsible spending spree, House Republicans… Read More
IRS Watchdog: Obamacare Personal Data Not Secure
As the federal government continues to implement Obamacare, the IRS is the next federal agency to handle the personal financial and family information of participants…. Read More
Treasury Is Misinforming the American Public about Ukraine and IMF Reforms
A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson blogged last week about “Why IMF Quota and Governance Reforms are Urgently Needed” and implied that opponents of President Obama’s… Read More
By How Much Did Congress Increase the Debt Ceiling? Hint: It’s a Trick Question
Just a few weeks before President Obama releases his budget proposal to boost deficit spending for the remainder of his term, Congress voted to “raise… Read More
Government Report Warns Obamacare Subsidies Are Ripe for Fraud
For months, Heritage scholars have warned that the Obama Administration created incentives for fraud by allowing Obamacare insurance subsidies to basically operate under an “honor… Read More
Moody’s on Debt Limit: Calling Obama’s Bluff on Default
A voice of reason emerged today among the doomsday predictions over a U.S. government default if the debt limit is not raised by mid-October. The… Read More
The Real IRS Scandal
Contrary to President Obama’s claim last week in a speech at Knox College, the political targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS is not a… Read More
Can We Trust the Justice Department in the New IRS Scandal?
The Washington Times is reporting that the U.S. Department of the Treasury Inspector General (IG) for Tax Administration has admitted privately to Senator Chuck Grassley… Read More
Administration Jumps the Language Barrier on Burma-North Korea Ties
To achieve American aims in Burma, a policy is needed that clearly lays out the benchmarks of reform and consequences of Burma’s failure to meet… Read More
It’s Official: Administration Admits Obamacare Is a Job-Killer
Bloomberg News reported this evening that the Obama Administration is set to announce a one-year delay in enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate, a move the… Read More
Backdoor Bailouts Begin
The Treasury Department’s release of $100 million from the Hardest Hit Fund last week amounts to a federal bailout of five Michigan cities without congressional… Read More
