The fateful day has arrived. President Donald J. Trump told America and the world what was coming, and now it’s here. Beginning today, February 1, the US will impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China. The leaders of all three targeted nations vowed to respond, though exactly what those responses will be remains…
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Plus, the money supply and weaker consumer confidence. President Donald Trump has been in power for the length of a cup of coffee, yet he still has not resolved the eggflation crisis. No yolk! With egg prices failing to decline in the new administration’s opening days, the walls could be closing in on Trump. While…
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Another senator pushes to ban minors’ access to some platforms. State Sen. Tanya Storer (R-NE) recently introduced a bill that would require social media websites to verify age before allowing Nebraskans to create a profile. Those younger than 18 would need parental consent. The idea is to protect children’s mental health, an ongoing issue that…
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This could be the golden ticket for Lone Star State students. Some say everything is bigger in Texas: steaks, dreams, and deep pockets. In a rare move, the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school vouchers program and proposed legislation to grant children who enroll in private schools $10,000 in scholarships to help pay…
US central bank kept rates unchanged to the chagrin of Trump. The Federal Reserve held its first two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. Fed officials kept interest rates unchanged, leaving the benchmark federal funds rate at a range of 4.25% and 4.5%. Wall Street…
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Making an offer that many won’t refuse. When Donald Trump won the 2024 election, the media airwaves were suddenly infused with a raft of stories regarding the federal workers who were distraught over the possibility of working under a Trump administration. Pearls were dutifully clutched, and a woe-is-me cacophony drowned out the sound of cooler…
In the category of promises made and promises kept, President Donald Trump is serious about protecting the people of the United States. In December, at a Phoenix, AZ, rally, Trump announced that he would direct the Department of Defense (DOD) to begin construction of a “great ‘Iron Dome’ defense shield,” like the one Israel has…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is due to face the political inquisition beginning today (Jan. 29), kicking off with the Senate Finance Committee, which will make the ultimate decision on whether to advance his nomination. And yet this sure-to-be contentious questioning is just one step on the road to confirmation. The Make America Healthy agenda –…
What the heck was that? Oh, nothing. It was just an infant artificial intelligence meteorite from China named DeepSeek that wiped out more than $1 trillion in value on Wall Street. The US financial markets are taking another look at their calculations to determine if they might have forgotten to carry the one when estimating…
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Among the pile of executive orders the president signed on Inauguration Day were several aimed at tackling the border crisis and shutting down various avenues of immigration. He declared the southern border a national emergency, designated cartels as foreign terrorists, and re-established restrictive orders from his first term that former President Joe Biden had reversed…
The First Amendment seemed forgotten under the Biden Administration, but it’s back. President Donald Trump let fly a flurry of executive orders in his first week as president. Among those was a reaffirmation of the US Constitution’s First Amendment prohibitions against government regulation of Americans’ liberties to speak and communicate free of government censorship. Volumes…
It was among the first, if not the first, order of business for the new secretary of defense. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth’s message to the US Armed Forces was short – just about 330 words. However, its intent and importance could not have been clearer. America’s military personnel will be warriors again, keenly focused…
