(Headline USA) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling, but now Congress must rush to approve the spending cuts package in a matter of days to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.
The agreement risks angering...
(By Casey Harper, The Center Square) Inflation continues to rise at elevated levels, according to new federal data.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its Personal Consumption Expenditure index Friday, a key marker of inflation, which showed the PCE rose 0.4% in April.
“Prices for goods increased 0.3 percent and...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., a charter member of "The Squad," decried Republicans for being "godless" for pushing spending cuts.
The proclamation came during a speech on the House floor in the midst of debates concerning the nation's debt ceiling, the Daily Caller reported.
“The Republicans continue to...
(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) Target is facing backlash for its new efforts to force sexual deviancy and Satanic merchandise on children, removing only certain items from stores across the country, while the company struggled to deal with its own promotional campaign.
Target executives hit the panic button on the pushback ahead...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Ride-share giant Uber suspended its chief officer for diversity, equity and inclusion, Bo Young Lee, after she hosted an event for employees that dove "into the spectrum of the American white woman's experience."
The inaugural "Don't Call Me Karen" meeting took place in April, followed by...
(By Timothy Schumann, The Center Square) The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded was sitting at $4.60 statewide on Monday in Washington, up from $4.58 the week prior, according to AAA data. This marks the 16th week of rising fuel prices for Washingtonians in this year alone following...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) In a fiery exchange on NBC’s Meet the Press, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and host Chuck Todd engaged in a heated debate concerning the nation’s debt ceiling and the Biden weaponization of the IRS. The two clashed over fiscal responsibility and how the IRS could target...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., torched President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to hold debt ceiling negotiations, expressing his frustration over what he perceives as the White House and the far-left's stonewalling tactics.
In a fiery post on Twitter, McCarthy accused the "socialist wing" of the Democratic...
(Headline USA) About 6 in 10 U.S. adults said they wanted any increase in the debt limit to be coupled with agreed-upon terms for reducing the federal budget deficit, according to a new poll.
While the conclusion supports the Republican position of demanding compromise over the Biden administration's economic brinksmanship, few...
(Headline USA) Disney officials on Thursday tipped their hand to the company's dire financial situation after poorly conceived decisions to go woke have damaged their brand, perhaps irreparably, among concerned parents and other conservative customers.
Yet, the $200 billion entertainment juggernaut remained locked in a losing battle with Florida Gov....
(By Casey Harper, The Center Square) Regardless of a slowdown in the rise of inflation, Americans report that higher prices are causing financial hardship, a new poll indicates.
Gallup released the poll data Thursday, which found that 61% of those surveyed say price hikes have caused financial hardship, up from...
(By Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included $15 million to study the creation of a government-run tax e-filing system — a study that has been marred by partisan researchers, and with many of the questions in the study already answered.
Progressives like Sen. Elizabeth Warren...