The government shutdown gets uglier at the end of this week.

By: Rich Lowry – nationalreview.com – October 2025 His changes will be difficult to reverse. It’s axiomatic in Washington, D.C., that changes that are undertaken by administrative action alone are easy to reverse. There’s no doubt that if a Democratic president wins next time, he or she will undo much of what Trump has done through executive action, but will he...

A straightforward analysis of the Democrat shutdown and its implications for the government. Source: The Democrat Shutdown for Dummies

By: Jim Geraghty – nationalreview.com – October 16, 2025 A new poll finds 58 percent of Americans say Trump and the GOP are responsible for the shutdown, while 54 percent say the same about Democrats. Right before the ongoing government shutdown began, I wrote over in that other Washington publication, “Sure, the parties can point to polling indicating that the public...

By: Daniel Huff – wsj.com – October 15, 202 Based on data from past closings, roughly 25% of the federal workforce could be permanently cut. Here’s how it works. When Congress fails to fund the government by Oct. 1, the start of its fiscal year, the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause kicks in: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but...

The partial government “shutdown” is a pure political act. It has nothing to do with the amount of money the government takes from taxpayers, though it does have something to do with how much it irresponsibly spends…

The poll from Napolitan News Service of 1,000 registered voters shows that 57% of voters say making America energy independent is more important than fighting climate change, while 39% feel the opposite and 4% are unsure.

Explore the implications of government shutdowns and rising federal debt in today’s economy.

Democrats may think their tough talk will earn them points come next year, but I don’t think it’s going to work out the way they envision.

By: John Fund – nationalreview.com – September 30, 2025 Such letters are often theatrical versions of political position papers rather than any attempt to educate the public. The Trump administration made its case in court last week that the president has the right to fire sitting Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook because of ethical misconduct on her mortgage contracts. It shouldn’t be...