Democrats say enforcing immigration laws and cutting back on visa programs would hurt the economy and make many goods and services more expensive. That’s because the lower wages typically paid to illegal immigrants and immigrants on temporary work visas have come to subsidize parts of the economy. Oftentimes, corporate America reaps the benefits. In this […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) wants people in the country to stop with dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric. During an interview with Kayleigh McEnany on her show Saturday in America on Fox News, the senator said he refuses to call people “these kinds of extreme things.” Fetterman made the comments after McEnany read a passage from Fetterman’s book, […]
With holiday travel plans in full swing, this Thanksgiving season is expected to be the busiest ever. Nearly 82 million people are projected to travel at least 50 miles from their homes over the seven-day holiday period from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, according to the American Automobile Association. Up from over 80 million travelers […]
The Georgia GOP Senate primary has turned into the intraparty fight Republicans hoped to avoid after Gov. Brian Kemp passed on the race. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Mike Collins (R-GA) and former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley are locked in an escalating clash that many believe will continue until President Donald Trump decides to step […]
New Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has could play a key role in next month’s monetary policy decision, since the committee is split on whether to cut interest rates. Miran, who was appointed this fall by President Donald Trump to fill an open seat on the Fed board, has voted against the Fed’s decision to […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world’s richest and top developing economies. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed support for the peace plan proposed by the United States to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. President Donald Trump presented the 28-point draft proposal for a peace plan to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials last week, according to the Associated Press. The plan included security […]
President Donald Trump hailed the state of the Republican Party on Sunday, suggesting it is the most “united” it has ever been. Trump made the remark in a Truth Social post that including him dismissing the resignation announcement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a former top ally of the president’s who had a public […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is calling for Californians to be able to cast ballots with their smartphones, in what would be a substantial overhaul of the Golden State’s electoral system. State law requires voters to cast ballots either in person or by mail, though Swalwell signaled on Saturday he wants to modernize that in order […]
The Department of Government Efficiency has closed eight months before its scheduled termination date set by President Donald Trump, with a U.S. official assuring that government agencies are now working to “institutionalize” DOGE’s core principles. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor recently told Reuters that DOGE, established by Trump at the start of […]