Since hitting a 41-year-high of 9.1 percent in June 2022, the U.S. annual inflation growth rate has been on a downward trend for 12 consecutive months. In June, the consumer price index slowed to a lower-than-expected 3 percent, the lowest level since March 2021. “Good jobs and lower costs: That’s Bidenomics in action. Today’s report…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Compel Retroactive FARA Registration
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 11 unveiled a bill that would compel individuals who have worked for foreign governments, particularly the Chinese communist regime, to retroactively register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with…
New Federal Rule Could Force Millions of Homes, Schools to Remove Lead Dust
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 11 announced new proposed rules for lead paint in a bid to prevent hundreds of thousands of children from being exposed to the toxic substance. Officials predict that the rule will reduce lead exposures for 250,000 to 500,000 children under the age of 6 each year, the…
New Federal Rule Could Force Millions of Homes and Schools to Remove Lead Dust
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced a new proposed rule for lead pain in a bid to prevent children from being exposed to the toxic substance. In a news release issued by the federal agency, officials predict that the rule will reduce lead exposures for 250,000 to 500,000 children under the age…
Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…
LIVE NOW: Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…
Social Security Insolvent in 10 Years Unless Congress Acts, CBO Director Says
The two trust funds that undergird the Social Security system will have a zero balance in 10 years, forcing a 25 percent reduction in payments to all beneficiaries, Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), told lawmakers on July 12. The Social Security program includes two trust funds, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance…
Social Security Bankrupt in 10 Years Unless Congress Acts, CBO Director Says
The two trust funds undergirding Social Security will have a zero balance in 10 years, forcing a 25 percent reduction in payments to all beneficiaries, Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), reported to Congress. The Social Security program includes two trust funds, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance, which provide…
Rep. Jordan Criticizes FBI For Suppressing Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) leveled severe criticism at the FBI and the U.S. government for suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story—along with a host of other violations—in his opening statements at Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on “the politicization of the nation’s preeminent law enforcement agency.” …
GOP Senators Hold Press Conference on Stopping Biden’s Big Tech Censorship
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and other Republican Senators hold a press conference about stopping the Biden administration’s big tech censorship. A federal judge recently ruled the Biden administration working with social media companies to censor speech was unconstitutional in the Missouri v. Biden case. The Biden administration then filed an injunction to continue censoring Americans, but was…
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