Border wall or Bust?
(Breitbart) President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of a government funding bill that included an additional $5.7 billion in border...
Wall Street Stumbles....
(Reuters) U.S. stocks declined sharply on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s forecast of fewer interest-rate increases in 2019 fell...
Legislation to Create a Government-Run Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
(The Daily Signal) Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation on Tuesday that would establish a government-run...
Wall Street Hits New 2018 Lows
(The New York Times) Stocks on Wall Street notched a new low for the year on Monday, as worries about the economy continued to dog...
IRS Releases New Not-Quite-Postcard-Sized Form 1040
(Forbes) Remember those postcard-sized tax returns? They’re here. Sort of. They’re not exactly postcard-sized, but the new form 1040 is...
U.S. dominance in oil markets is only going to get bigger
(CNBC) The U.S. might have been left out from the big summit between OPEC and non-OPEC producers in Vienna last week but the country's...
The effects of a government shutdown
(Wink) If a deal to fund the government fails, it will officially shut down the government. Federal agencies have been preparing for the...
Huawei case ‘totally separate’ from US-China talks
(South China Morning Post) US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Saturday that US-China negotiations should not be impacted...
The 20 Most Expensive Drugs in the U.S.
(The Fiscal Times) Drug price-comparison platform GoodRx recently released an expanded rundown of the 20 most costly drugs in the U.S.,...
Feds Find Largest Oil, Natural-Gas Reserve in History
(National Review) The federal government has discovered a massive new reserve of oil and natural gas in Texas and New Mexico that it says...
Do we need the govt to tell us that almond milk doesn't come from a cow?
(USAToday) Almond milk, coconut milk and other plant-based foods might soon be labeled as 'imitation' if a class action suit succeeds....
Here's where tariffs are taking a toll across the country
(CNBC) Federal Reserve banks saw modest economic growth in the U.S. this fall. Still, the Beige Book released Wednesday by the central...
China confident on U.S. trade pact, Trump cites Xi's 'strong signals'
(Reuters) China expressed confidence on Wednesday that it can reach a trade deal with the United States, a sentiment echoed by U.S....
The Farm Bill: Winners And Losers
(Forbes) Around every five years, the Farm Bill reauthorizes farm and nutrition programs across the country but congressional leaders...
The Race for Alaskan Oil
(The New York Times) The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most pristine landscapes in the United States. But that may soon...
10 Safest Cities in America
(Newsmax) WalletHub, through a ranking of more than 180 cities using 39 key safety indicators, has determined that Columbia, Maryland,...
World stocks rally on China-U.S. trade war truce
(Reuters) A truce in the U.S.-China trade war boosted global stocks to their highest in roughly three weeks on Monday, while triggering a...



















