The headline: The economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday in a surprisingly bad employment report that raises doubts about the health of United States commerce. Forecasters had expected the unemployment rate would hold at 4.3%, and that job growth would […]
A small non-profit organization that specializes in rescuing Americans in conflict zones has been flooded with requests since the Middle East erupted following the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran last Saturday. Grey Bull Rescue — a veteran-led, donor-funded nonprofit organization — has received between 700-800 requests since the start of the conflict less than a […]
A key trait President Donald Trump values in members of his team let him down with departing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: the ability to perform well on camera. Paradoxically, a $200 million ad campaign and televised hearings on Capitol Hill played a significant role in Noem’s ouster. The telegenic 54-year-old was initially tapped […]
The war in the courts over tariff refunds took a key step forward this week as President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs are facing a new legal challenge, less than a month after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was foreclosed by […]
Americans are owed $39.2 billion by the federal government, according to a Treasury Department tabulation. These funds are in the form of mature, unredeemed savings bonds that individuals bought but have not claimed. Most of these bonds date to the 1980s, when investors eagerly snatched up bonds carrying annual interest rates topping out at 9%. […]
Within hours of Israeli and American attacks on the government and military infrastructure of Iran, President Donald Trump made it clear the United States’ goal was not to enforce its view of Iran’s future. Instead, Trump insisted the joint military operation offered the people of Iran seeking a secular government an opportunity to establish their […]
Michael Selig is two-and-a-half months into leading the independent federal agency that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, including futures, options, and swaps. Selig was sworn in as the latest chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 22, 2025, a couple of months after being nominated by President Donald Trump and then confirmed by the Senate. Now […]
The joint Israel-U.S. war against Iran could complicate fledgling plans to end American financial aid to the Jewish state over the next decade. Since Feb. 28, the allies have coordinated military actions against the Shia Islamic theocracy, targeting its leadership, nuclear and ballistic missile program, and armed forces. Given the Iran war, Israeli Prime Minister […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s clash with GOP senators this week was the final straw for President Donald Trump, though insiders say her fate had been sealed long before Tuesday’s hearing. Two days after that hearing, Trump announced via social media that Noem would be replaced at DHS by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), effective March […]
Democrats are looking ahead to the next battle after losing a fight in Congress this week to rein in President Donald Trump’s war against Iran: Making sure he doesn’t have the money to wage it. Democrats are vowing to wield their Senate filibuster power against more spending to fund the president’s war efforts after both […]
