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There’s a Warning Sign for US Economy Buried Deep in Otherwise Upbeat GDP Numbers

The latest GDP report showed the U.S. economy grew by a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2022, but that likely overstates America’s economic health as a measure of domestic demand slowed to a crawl, while one key data point buried deep in the report was the worst since the Great Depression. The U.S. economy expanded…


Warning Sign for the US Economy Buried Deep in Otherwise Upbeat GDP Numbers

The latest GDP report showed the U.S. economy grew by a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2022, but that likely overstates America’s economic health as a measure of domestic demand slowed to a crawl, while one key data point buried deep in the report was the worst since the Great Depression. The U.S. economy expanded…


Biden Touts State of Economy, Bashes ‘MAGA Republicans’ in Virginia Union Hall Speech

President Joe Biden touted accomplishments in the first two years of his term, boasted about the current state of the economy, and warned that plans from House Republicans are dangerous, during a speech at a steamfitters union hall in Springfield, Virginia, on Thursday. Biden also exclaimed that “extreme MAGA Republicans are determined to be the party…


Right-to-Work Group Condemns Biden Proposal to Limit Federal Workers to 1 Day a Year to Revoke Union Dues

A Supreme Court decision that guarantees civil service workers the right to stop being charged union dues is being threatened under a proposal being advanced by a federal administrative agency, as appointees of President Joe Biden want to limit that right to just one day a year. “The Federal Labor Relations Authority [FLRA], now stocked with…


77 Democratic Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis

Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal immigration crisis….


Biden Urges Passage of Assault Weapons Ban After California Mass Shootings

After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass legislation to ban assault weapons. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to…


Biden Pushes for Gun Control After California Mass Shootings

After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass gun control legislation. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to police reports….


HHS Report Outlines ‘Major Savings’ of Affordable Insulin Now Act

The Affordable Insulin Now Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, caps insulin costs at $35 for seniors on Medicare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on Jan. 24 outlining “the major savings.” If the provision, which is part of the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President…


More Documents With Classified Markings Found at Biden’s Delaware Home

A search by Department of Justice authorities has yielded six more documents with classified markings at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. The announcement was made late Saturday by Biden’s personal attorney, Bob Bauer. The new findings come as a result of a search by the DOJ on Friday, after Biden’s counsel offered “full access” to…


Biden Spending Weekend in Delaware but Not at Home Where Classified Documents Were Found

President Joe Biden is spending another weekend in his home state. Instead of staying at his Wilmington, Delaware home, where classified documents were discovered more than one week ago, he is choosing his Rehoboth Beach residence. During a White House press briefing on Jan. 20, a reporter asked, “The president is going to his home…