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The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One.

Government Spending The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One. A...

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Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power'

Free Trade Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power' The lawsuit, filed by...

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After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.'

Free Trade After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.' Even if the refunds are...

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A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea

Iran A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea "I mean, look, America is a republic, not an empire," Rep. Warren Davidson...

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States and Local Governments Are Still Sitting on Billions of Dollars of 'Emergency' COVID Relief

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The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada

12.02.2026 4

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Interest on the National Debt Will Cost $16 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years

12.02.2026 20

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Claiming Bad Bunny Isn't Successful Is as Foolish As Claiming He Isn't American

09.02.2026 8

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So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

06.02.2026 40

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'I Think DHS Is Going To Be Shut Down for a While'

04.02.2026 6

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Trump Claims His Tariffs Have 'Brought America Back.' Here Are 3 Things He Got Wrong.

02.02.2026 40

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Key Inflation Metric Hits 3 Percent, Despite Trump's Claim That Rising Prices Are 'Solved'

31.01.2026 6

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Scott Bessent Says Construction Jobs Are Booming Under Trump's Tariffs. Government Data Show the Opposite.

29.01.2026 2

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The Real Reason You Pay for NFL Stadiums

28.01.2026 7

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Tom Homan Isn't the Solution

27.01.2026 1

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Democrats Plan To Block DHS Funding After Minnesota Killing. Republicans Should Join Them.

27.01.2026 30

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Congress Is Aiming To Avoid Another Shutdown by Spending More on Almost Everything

24.01.2026 10

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Flying Is Better Than in the Good Old Days, No Matter How Luxurious Those Old Photos Look

22.01.2026 6

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Mike Johnson Says He Has 'No Intention' of Letting Congress Vote on Trump's Tariffs

22.01.2026 40

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Europe's Biggest Advantage in the Showdown Over Greenland? America's Huge Pile of Debt.

21.01.2026 30

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Seizing Greenland Might Be the Least Popular Idea in American Political History

15.01.2026 30

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'We Cannot Be Afraid To Do Something Because the Left Might Do It in the Future'

15.01.2026 30

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Can We Save American History From Partisan Politics?

14.01.2026 10

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Trump's War on Interest Rates

13.01.2026 10

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New Federal Guidelines for Booze Got It Right

08.01.2026 5

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Trump Wants To Seize Greenland Because He Doesn't Understand Trade

07.01.2026 10

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Did Marco Rubio Lie to Congress About Venezuela?

05.01.2026 8

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Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro

03.01.2026 20

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The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.

31.12.2025 8

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The Politics of Permanent Outrage

30.12.2025 5

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The Minnesota Welfare Fraud Story Is Really About a Broken Medicaid Bureaucracy

30.12.2025 7

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Trump's Economic Adviser Says Tariff Refunds Would Be 'Very Complicated' and Unlikely

23.12.2025 4

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Andor Creator Tony Gilroy on Bureaucracy and the Surveillance State

23.12.2025 7

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More Republican Socialism

20.12.2025 60

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Review: Tron: Ares Reminds Us That Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Enemy

19.12.2025 20

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The Federal Government Has Shed 271,000 Jobs This Year. That's Great.

17.12.2025 30

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Trump Says Tariffs Have Brought in $18 Trillion. That's Impossible.

16.12.2025 50

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Trump Says China Didn't Buy Soybeans While Biden Was President. Here's What the Data Show.

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Trump's $11 Billion Farm Bailout Is Further Proof That Tariffs Aren't Working

09.12.2025 20

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Trump's Tariffs Were Supposed To Cut the Trade Deficit and Boost U.S. Manufacturing. They're Not Working.

08.12.2025 5

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Auditors Submitted 24 Fake Applications for Subsidized Health Insurance. Only 1 Was Denied.

04.12.2025 30

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The Poverty Line Isn't a Vibe

03.12.2025 10

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Republican Socialism: Trump Is Taking Federal Stakes in Private Companies

02.12.2025 10

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Trump's $1.1 Billion Tax Hike on Toys and Games

28.11.2025 5

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Why DOGE Mattered

27.11.2025 10

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How Special Interests Twisted Federal Sugar Policy To Cost Consumers $2.5 Billion Every Year

27.11.2025 5

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Trump's Tariffs Are Likely To Make Toys More Expensive This Christmas Shopping Season

24.11.2025 10

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Mike Johnson Wanted Congress To Reclaim Power Over Tariffs—in 2019

22.11.2025 6

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Lindsey Graham Is Outraged About Federal Surveillance Powers That Lindsey Graham Helped Create and Expand

20.11.2025 4

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The 'Emergency' That Demanded Huge Tariffs on Swiss Imports Is Now Over. So What Was the Emergency?

18.11.2025 5

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