Chris Edwards The Republican reconciliation bill would trim Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These are shared federal-state programs, with the federal government currently paying 69 percent of Medicaid costs and 93 percent of SNAP costs. The proposed GOP reforms would have the states pay a modestly higher share of the costs, which has prompted worries that state ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House and congressional Republicans have said that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs would help pay for his mammoth tax bill, but tax experts say it depends on whether the president stays consistent. Senate Republicans are in the midst of hashing out their plan to tweak and reshape the president’s ‘big, ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump told Fox News on Friday that he isn’t interested in talking to SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, adding that ‘Elon’s totally lost it.’ Trump also said to Fox News’ Bret Baier that he isn’t worried about Musk’s suggestion to form a new political party, citing favorable polls and ...
Mike Fox May 28 started like any other day but ended with a profound triumph for my Cato colleagues and me. As Cato’s President Peter Goettler said, “Sometimes it’s the constancy and consistency of our efforts that move the climate of ideas a bit more each day in the direction of individual liberty and limited government. And only after years of ...
All of our major indices continue to rally off the April 7th, cyclical bear market low. A couple, however, have broken out of key bullish continuation patterns that measure to all-time highs. I’ll focus on one in today’s article. Russell 2000 The IWM is an ETF that tracks the small-cap Russell 2000 and it’s chart couldn’t be much more bullish ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Claims that President Donald Trump dropped his well-regarded NASA nominee over Democratic donations don’t hold up, given his track record of appointing officials from across the political spectrum. ‘Trump Is Said to Have Known About NASA Nominee’s Donations Before Picking Him,’ read the latest headline from the New York Times about the ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The chairman of the House Budget Committee is pushing back on Elon Musk’s claim that President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is full of ‘pork.’ Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital it was not possible for ‘pork barrel spending’ to be included in the legislation, called a budget reconciliation bill, ...
Silver just hit a 13-year high, breaking above a key resistance level that could ignite a major bull run. Some metals analysts now say a rally to $40 isn’t a long shot, but a matter of time. So, are the odds finally shifting in favor of the bulls? And, more importantly, is now the time to capitalize on silver’s breakout? ...
Colleen Hroncich Should the Department of Education be shut down? Normally, I’m an easy yes on that question for several reasons: the federal government has no constitutional role in education; the department is essentially just a middleman, siphoning off money to fund its bureaucracy and increasing the red tape states and schools must deal with; there’s no evidence having a ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said a thorough review of spending from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is warranted, following the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the agency. USAID was an independent agency to provide impoverished countries aid and offer development assistance, but ...