China's export controls on strategic metals, a riposte to President Donald Trump's tariff hike, are being seen less as an economic blow and more as a warning shot to bring the United States to the negotiating table.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act in the Senate on Thursday.
His bill intended to take action to "put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state," read a press release about the bill. This specifically applies to the current process involving legislation in the government in which regulations go into effect unless explicitly disapproved by Congress. Under Paul's proposal in the REINS Act, major rules would need to be approved by the legislative branch before going to the president for signature and approval.
Rubio praised foreign aid as being critical to foreign policy and American security.
Newsweek writes about the unprecedented release of water from California's dams ordered by the Trump administration. read more
Confidence in the United States economy has seen a modest uptick since before the U.S. election, recent polling shows, though Americans are still far from optimistic about the country's financial future under Trump.
Gallup's latest Economic Confidence Index (ECI), calculated from a poll of 1,005 adults conducted from January 2 to 5, is at -19, suggesting the public's continued gloom about the economy. Although lower than December's -14 reading, this represents an improvement from -26 in late October.
Our government isn't a piggy bank for the poor.
#6 | POSTED BY BOAZ
So give up your pension.
If it's not a piggy bank, refuse the money you should be sneering at considering you retired from the taxpayer funded job program years ago.