by Jim Heath | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Antifa, FBI, Headlines, Joe Biden
Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign through social media and influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned today. Moscow is carrying out efforts to sow discord in the U.S. “primarily to denigrate Vice President Biden and...
by Jim Heath | Mar 18, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
A key component of Andrew Yang’s platform for president was considered to be a particularly fringe idea: Universal Basic Income (UBI). The premise of his proposal, which he dubbed the Freedom Dividend, would have put $1,000 in the pockets of all United States...
by Jim Heath | Mar 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators today that the coronavirus pandemic could drive up US unemployment to 20%, up from the 3.5 percent level it notched last month. Mnuchin’s comments came as he urged Republican senators to act on...
by Jim Heath | Jan 28, 2020 | Economy, Headlines
President Trump and Congress are growing the economy on a mountain of red ink. A combination of the 2017 tax cuts and a surge in new spending has pushed the deficit wider. This year would mark the first time since 2012 that the deficit breached $1 trillion, a...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
A resolution to curb President Trump’s military authority in Iran has enough votes to pass the Senate, leading Democrats announced today, stating that Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins will join three other members of the GOP who had previously announced their...
