By: Joni Ernst – wsj.com – February 9, 2025 It dodges congressional questions about money that went to sex traffickers and the Wuhan virus lab. In moments of crisis, America can be counted on for leadership. Our nation’s compassionate giving has saved millions of lives around the world that were at risk from starvation or disease. All Americans should be...

The Department of Government Efficiency has started making moves. The D.C. media are furious about his attempts to cut government agencies. But I take Elon Musk’s side…

The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will continue to rise, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2035, due to legislation passed by Joe Biden and Democrats. The new para-government age…

President Trump’s obsession with the U.S. trade deficit is misplaced, as trade balances don’t matter and tariffs are a tax increase on U.S. businesses, which could lead to higher prices…

President Donald Trump has agreed to delay the imposition of sweeping tariffs on neighboring Mexico and Canada by one month after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to send troops to protect their borders with the United States.

Mexican nationals, likely cartel members, recently crossed the border and shot and wounded an American hiker. Did they assume that Joe Biden was still president, and so it was still a veritable open season on Americans without consequences?

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 29,2025 Trump’s pause on federal grants wasn’t illegal and didn’t even affect most spending. It’s well within Mr. Trump’s executive authority to pause disbursement of discretionary funds to ensure they comply with the law and his priorities. But the White House didn’t help itself with a lack of clarity on the details,...

President Trump ripped the Federal Reserve and the man he appointed to lead it Wednesday after the central bank kept interest rates steady. In a post on Truth Social, the president accused the Fed …

President Donald Trump accused leading U.S. banks of debanking conservative clients over their political views, a claim that financial institutions have pushed back on.

Within days of his return to the White House, President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In typical fashion, Trump didn’t mince words when describing problems with big business and big government pressure.