March 29, 2024

Republicans’ headache: Cutting a border deal with a DHS chief they loathe

In the House, Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment is taking a back seat to the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. | Alex Brandon/AP Senate Republicans are working closely with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they try to craft a bipartisan border security deal. Which creates a new problem for the GOP negotiators: If they succeed

Carney on ‘Kudlow’: The Fed’s ‘Historic Mistake’ in Cutting Rates ‘Refueled Inflation’

The Federal Reserve’s decision to scale back rate hikes at their last two meetings will be “looked at as an historic mistake because that refueled inflation,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney said in an interview Wednesday on Larry Kudlow’s eponymously named Fox Business show. “I think that a lot of people thought that inflation was

Donald Trump Warns GOP Against Cutting Medicare, Social Security Amid Debt Ceiling Fight

Donald J. Trump For President 2024 Former President Donald Trump warned Republicans not to vote for any cuts to social security or medicare as lawmakers spar over the debt ceiling. “Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from medicare or social security to help pay for Joe Biden’s reckless spending spree

Biden Just Doubled Obama’s Goal For Cutting Emissions But Won’t Release His Plan For Getting There

President Joe Biden committed the United States on Thursday to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 percent by 2030. The new emissions goal effectively doubles the rate previously set by former President Barack Obama: reducing the 2005 levels by 26 to 28 percent by the year 2025. Former US President Barack Obama hugs…

Spin Class Instructor Apologizes for Cutting COVID-19 Vaccine Line

SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith publicly apologized on Monday for calling herself an “educator” in order to get the vaccine before more vulnerable Americans. SoulCycle instructor and social media influencer Stacey Griffith boasted about receiving the Moderna vaccine on January 29, in a now-deleted Instagram post. “VACCINE DAY! Step one of the Moderna magic,” she wrote…

Dallas Asks State to Help Fight Spike in Crime after Cutting $7M from Cop’s Overtime

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending state police resources to the City of Dallas in response to a spike in violent crime. The governor responded to a request for assistance from the Dallas Police Department after city leaders cut the police overtime budget by $7 million. “The rise in violent crime in the city of…

Cutting Red Tape: Trump Has Lowest Regulation Page Count in A Quarter Century.

President Trump has the lowest page count in the Federal Register of government rules and regulations in a quarter century, the Competitive Enterprise Institute noted Friday. Calendar year 2017 concluded with 61,950 pages in the Federal Register Friday, down 35 percent from President Obama’s all-time 95,894 page record high just last year. CEI’s Clyde Wayne […]

President Trump is Dramatically Cutting US Trade Deficit to China

Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump is holding true to his word and dramatically reducing the U.S. trade deficit to China. In February, the trade deficit to China fell by a record amount and American exports increased for a thrid straight month, according to ABC News. The deficit fell to $43.6 billion, 9.6 percent […]

Fed: 19% of NY Firms Cutting Jobs Due to Obamacare

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that 17 percent of service sector firms and 21 percent of manufacturers are reducing the number of workers they employ due to Obamacare. The New York Federal Reserve produces the highly informative monthly “Empire State Manufacturing Survey/Business Leaders Survey.” But due to employer concerns about exploding health […]

Texas Cutting All Medicaid Funding to PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Citing Alleged Violations Captured on Video

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas announced Monday that it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics following undercover videos of officials discussing fetal tissue, potentially triggering a legal fight like the one unfolding in neighboring Louisiana. Planned Parenthood affiliates statewide were told in a letter that their enrollment in the joint state-federal Medicaid […]

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