This is one of the approaches of the left and the MSM – to highlight the plight of laid-off government workers. For example: 60 Minutes gave laid-off employees a platform, allowing them to cry about paychecks and other difficulties they … Continue reading →
Here’s the announcement, which came yesterday: And on trade, I have decided, for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them. No more, no less. … Continue reading →
I can’t keep up – there’s too much news breaking every day. But I try. This seems important. Some of it isn’t due to payments to people perpetrating fraud, but some definitely is. At the very least, we seem to … Continue reading →
Or perhaps more than a penny is earned by this move of Trump’s: resident Trump announced Sunday that he asked the Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the 1-cent coin wasteful. He said in a Truth Social post that … Continue reading →
Wow. No wonder Democrats are so incensed at Musk and his Musketeers and their efforts to expose the nuts and bolts of who receives USAID money. It turns out that Politico – the site that broke the story of the … Continue reading →
I remember first hearing about USAID – the United States Agency for International Development – back in the 1960s. But I have no recollection of the context or the specific topic. Now that the Trump administration has focused on the … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. I get busy for a day and evening with things that aren’t related to obsessively reading the news – and look what happens with Trump’s tariff brinksmanship. From Justin Trudeau of Canada: I just had a good … Continue reading →
[I’ve published this UPDATE.] Of all the things Trump has done since his inauguration, the large tariffs on Canada and Mexico are the ones that bother me the most. I’ve read many articles both pro and con – it’s much … Continue reading →
As could be predicted, a federal judge in DC freezes the freeze (or is it unfreezes the freeze?): A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late … Continue reading →
Here’s the sort of thing I’m talking about: An abrupt halt on federal grants and loans announced Monday night by the Trump administration has created widespread confusion across the government, Congress, state programs and nonprofit organizations that rely on that … Continue reading →
Thank goodness Kamala Harris wasn’t elected. Here’s her statement on insurance companies and the LA fire: Many insurance companies have canceled insurance for a lot of the families who have been affected and will be affected, which is only going … Continue reading →
In case you don’t remember, this will refresh your memory: The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 45,000 striking U.S. workers, said the union and USMX have reached a “tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract … Continue reading →