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Dem. Officials Eye Tax Hikes after Virus Shutdowns Drained Their Coffers

State and local governments placed citizens under house arrest and forcefully closed businesses, destroying the livelihoods of many Now they are demanding that they pay higher taxes, The Daily Wire reported. Members of the Nashville City Council voted to increase property taxes by 34 percent in order to give more funding...

MNUCHIN: GOP Set to Approve New Round of $1,200 COVID-Relief Checks

(Headline USA) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday. He assured that there was backing from the White House after he and President Donald Trump's top aide met to salvage the $1 trillion proposal that had floundered just...

McConnell Readies Roll-Out of $1 Trillion CARES II Relief Package

(Headline USA) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, pushing past a Republican revolt over big spending and differences with the White House as the virus panic worsens. The package, called CARES II, is made up of separate bills from 10 senators as...

Hawley Calls On Corporate America, Woke Celebs to De-Slave Their Products

In a Tuesday morning tweet, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., challenged activist celebrities and corporate America to take a stand against slavery by holding governments like China accountable for their appalling labor practices. I challenge every major American corporation making products overseas in #China or elsewhere to pledge that they are...

How High Will Silver Go?

The torrid rally in the silver market reached a major milestone this morning as prices hit $21/oz. On Monday, the silver spot price tracked by Money Metals Exchange closed at $20.12 (the futures market price settled at $20.19). That marks the first above-$20 close for silver since 2016. The white-hot silver market...

‘Unwoke’ Jobs Board Helps Companies Avoid Hiring Wackjob Political Activists

Hire thinkers. Not activists. That’s the tagline for a new job placement service that intends to connect “courageous, free thinking and freedom loving individuals” in the workplace, as opposed to promoting “ideologues whose only agenda is to weaponize your brand and business to further a radical cause.” The firm, known as...

Trump, GOP Leaders Meet to Plan New Stimulus after COVID ‘Flare Up’

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday a “big flare up” of COVID-19 cases, even as House Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire. Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House as Senate Majority Leader...

Apple Sides with China Against Hong Kong Protestors, Again

Who cares about human rights if it means losing money in China? That seems to be the attitude of Silicon Valley tech juggernaut Apple, Inc. Tim Cook, CEO of the California-based multi-national company, seems determined to stay in the good graces of the ruling Chinese Communist Party despite his “woke” rhetoric...

BARR: US Overly Reliant on Chinese Goods, Incl. COVID Supplies

(Headline USA) The United States has become overly reliant on Chinese goods and services, including face masks, medical gowns and other protective equipment designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Attorney General William Barr said Thursday as he also cautioned American business leaders against promoting policies favorable to...

Ivanka Trump Defends Goya Post That Watchdogs Called ‘Unethical’

(Headline USA) Ivanka Trump on Wednesday defended tweeting a photo of herself holding up a can of Goya beans to buck up a Hispanic-owned business that she says has been unfairly treated, arguing that she has “every right” to publicly express her support. Government watchdogs countered that President Donald Trump's...

Walmart Becomes the Latest Store to Require Face Masks

(Headline USA) Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements. The company said Wednesday that the policy will go...

Hackers Send Fake Bitcoin Tweets from Obama, Biden, Tech Billionaires

(Headline USA) Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff...
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