By Robert Romano Don’t look now but President Donald Trump’s approval rating is holding steady at 47 percent just a little more than four months into his second term according to the latest average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolling.com . That is higher than Trump’s entire first term office : In 2017, Trump’s approval averaged 40.5 percent, with disapproval averaging […]

By Robert Romano The 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) “defines the international emergency economic authorities available to the President in the circumstances specified in section 202. This grant of authorities basically parallels 15 section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act.” That was a 1977 House Report on the adoption of the IEEPA that was […]

By Manzanita Miller In a recent Washington Post op-ed , Harrison Lavelle and Leon Sit pointed out the fact that while Democrats are sitting at an advantage heading into the midterm elections in terms of their party’s propensity for turning out in off-year elections, Democrats are over-leveraged into areas […]

By Robert Romano The U.S. Court for International Trade on May 28 struck down President Donald Trump’s national trade emergency, the reciprocal tariffs he put into effect on April 2 and other tariffs in 2025 including those seeking foreign assist to repel the fentanyl trade, throwing the subsequent tariff negotiations with the United Kingdom, China, India, Japan, South Korea […]

By Saul Anuzis In an era when many older Americans struggle to meet their most basic needs, the Big Beautiful Bill stands out as a transformative piece of legislation—a rare example of common-sense policy that prioritizes dignity, stability, and security for our senior citizens. Across […]

By Robert Romano On January 20, President Trump  signed an executive order  to revoke the clearances of 51 national security officials who, in October 2020, signed the  Hunter Biden laptop letter  that falsely suggested that the news story was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. The executive order reads, “In the closing weeks of the […]

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By Manzanita Miller   A new national poll shows rising approval for President Donald Trump’s commitment to deporting illegal aliens and strengthening diplomatic relations with Middle Eastern nations to serve American interests. The survey, fielded by Quantus Insights May 18-20 among 1,000 registered voters shows wide majorities of Americans, […]

By Robert Romano Senate Republicans appear to be in a mutiny over the House-passed extension and expansion of the 2017 tax cuts that were enacted in the first Trump administration after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an estimate on May 20 that the proposed extension and expansion of the tax cuts, along with other changes, will add […]

By Manzanita Miller A grim new report for Democrats just emerged, with the Democratic data firm Catalist releasing  its autopsy of the 2024 election and proving conservatives are right about the strong political realignment taking place under President Donald Trump. The report provides strong evidence that the so-called Obama Coalition – a […]