California audit finds state is broke: $55 billion more owed than available
Story by Kenneth Schrupp (The Center Square) – California just filed its 2021-2022 audited financial statement, 350 days past the filing deadline. In its filing, the state admits that COVID-era…
Texas pulls $8.5B from BlackRock in stunning blow to ESG movement
Story by Thomas Catenacci The State of Texas is terminating a massive $8.5 billion investment with trillion-dollar asset manager BlackRock over the state’s determination that the firm is engaged in…
The Biden-Harris day care disaster
By Washington Examiner It’s an election year, and so the Biden administration is going all-in on an ill-considered, poorly targeted campaign of subsidizing child care. Biden’s child care plan is…
China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites
Story by Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s…
China is finally reaping what it sowed
Story by Matthew Lynn There have been plenty of hypocritical statements by foreign ministry spokesmen over the years. Russia’s protestations that it wants peace in Ukraine ring hollow, and Iran’s…
Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Biden Fails to Sway Black Voters
One of U.S. President Joe Biden’s key campaign messages, that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, is winning over fewer Black supporters and those without college degrees than other…
Biden budget sets up massive mystery hikes to offset Trump cuts for middle class
By Zachary Halaschak The Biden White House has said it wants to keep Trump tax cuts for the middle class after they expire, but the latest budget doesn’t offer a…
Democrats Vote Unanimously to Include Illegal Immigrants in Census
By Stephen Katte Senate Democrats have unanimously defeated Sen. Bill Hagerty’s (R-Tenn.) proposal to bar illegal immigrants from being counted in the national census, warning that their numbers go toward…
Biden is about to make everything you buy more expensive — again
ByWashington Examiner Inflation may be down from the 9.1% high President Joe Biden caused with his multitrillion-dollar stimulus, but it is still higher than pre-pandemic levels and shows little sign…
Big win for school choice in Texas
ByWashington Examiner Texas voters delivered a stinging rebuke on Tuesday to incumbent Republicans who stonewalled Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) efforts to enact school choice in the Lone Star State. It…
Biden’s pathetic price-gouging ploy won’t work
Opinion by Liz Peek, opinion contributor Joe Biden is up to his usual tricks, spinning false narratives and blaming others for the damage done by his wrong-headed policies. People are…
Social Security benefits has been reintroduced — and it might keep the program afloat for 20 more years. Here’s how:
Story by Serah Louis Abill announced in the U.S. House could scrap federal taxes on Social Security benefits starting in 2025, while introducing a new funding stream that might keep…