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Trump Admin Touts Economic Wins As Inflation Cools, Jobs Surge, And Border Tightens
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media
The Trump administration seized on a better-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) [...]
Florida TaxWatch Pushes State Housing Tax Credits To Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis
Real Estate For Sale (File)
Florida TaxWatch, a prominent fiscal watchdog, called on state lawmakers Tuesday to leverage tax credits to combat Flo [...]
Inflation Rises Less Than Expected In February Offering Market Relief
US Currency (File)
U.S. consumer prices rose less than anticipated in February, providing a sliver of reassurance to households and businesses rat [...]
Trump Makes 25% Canadian Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Official Wednesday
President Donald J. Trump, White House
President Donald Trump doubled down on his protectionist trade agenda Wednesday, officially raising tariffs [...]
Education Reform Group Cheers ED Employee Cuts As An “Important And Necessary Move”
President Donald J. Trump
The Trump administration took a seismic step toward dismantling the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today, announcing [...]
Massachusetts Democrat Lashes Out At Texas Rep Referring To Trans Female Member As ‘Mister’
Dem Rep Flips Out When GOP Chairman Refers To Trans Female Member As ‘Mister’
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Bill Keating lashed out at Republican [...]
Florida Lawmakers Back Renaming ‘Gulf Of Mexico’ To ‘Gulf Of America’
Gulf of America (Google Maps Screengrab)
In a move echoing President Trump’s call to “restore names that honor American greatness,” Florida lawmak [...]
State Department Issues Spring Break Travel Tips For U.S. Citizens Heading Abroad
72nd U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
With spring break just around the corner, the U.S. State Department is urging American travelers to prior [...]
US House Passes Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown, Setting Up Senate Showdown
Speaker Mike Johnson
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation on Tuesday to prevent a partial government shutdown and keep fe [...]
U.S. Education Department To Slash Half Its Workforce In Sweeping Layoffs Today
School Hallway (File)
The U.S. Department of Education is set to initiate a dramatic reduction of its workforce beginning this evening, with plans [...]