By: Adam Andrzejewski & Tom Coburn – washingtonexaminer.com – July 09, 2018 While the nation was distracted by the political theater around immigration before the July 4 recess, the Senate cast a critical vote killing a very modest attempt offered by President Trump to rein in spending. If Trump plays his cards right, this will not be the end of...

By: Avery Anapol – thehill.com – July 10, 2018 Lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion supporting NATO, as President Trump continues to criticize the alliance ahead of his summit in Europe. The nonbinding motion, which came as the Senate voted to reconcile its version of the annual defense policy bill with that of the House, expresses...

By: Merrill Matthews – thehill.com – June 16, 2018 President Trump has just slapped a 25 percent tariff on about $50 billion worth of Chinese products. His complaint is that China imposes significantly higher tariffs on the U.S. than the U.S. imposes on China. According to the World Trade Organization, the president is correct. Trump has been relentless in his...

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – June 8, 2018 Single-Payer Health Care Won’t Pass Muster in California or Other States Not so long ago Democrats would run for cover whenever a colleague proposed a government-run, single-payer health care system. Today, they scramble to out-single-payer other Democrats, even at the state level. Under a single-payer system, the government pays most if...

By: Merrill Matthews – sacbee.com – June 28, 2018 CON: It’s a wildly unaffordable $3 trillion a year – if implemented in all states By continuing to use this site, you give your consent to our use of cookies for analytics, personalization and ads. The latest liberal fad for reducing poverty and income inequality is called a “universal basic income”...

By: Mimi Teixeira & Robert Rector – dailysignal.com – April 11, 2018 President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order calling for reforms in the welfare system to promote work and strengthen marriage. The president is right to address this pressing issue. Welfare reform is needed. Today, the welfare system aggressively penalizes marriage among low-income parents and discourages work...

By: Fred Lucas – dailysignal.com – June 6, 2018 Both Mexico and the European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products as President Donald Trump prepares for potentially confrontational talks with allies at the Group of Seven summit. The G-7 gathering will take place Friday and Saturday in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. Trump has pushed 25 percent tariffs on...

Mexico and the European Union have retaliated against the U.S. for the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Source: 4 Key Points in Tariffs Debate as Trump Heads to G-7 Summit

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently said that trade negotiations will continue even if newly imposed U.S. tariffs are in place. Then he added, “God knows, there are plenty of tariffs the EU has on us.” President Trump echoed that complaint in a recent tweet: “If we charge a country ZERO to sell their...

  By: Hank Berrien – dailywire.com – June 6, 2018 A tale of two Midwestern states: In 2014, Minnesota started implementing minimum wage increases, while Wisconsin did not. Minnesota instituted phased-in hourly increases on August 1 of each year through 2016, and indexed them to inflation based on economic conditions beginning January 2017. At the beginning of 2018, Minnesota’s minimum...