06.03.2025

By Robert Romano If Congress does nothing — by that, it is meant does not make any changes to existing law — and the $36.2 trillion national debt will spiral up to close to $53 trillion by 2034, according to a 2024 estimate by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) . That’s another $17 trillion, and optimistically assumes no wars or recessions. This […]
06.02.2025

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 […]
05.30.2025

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 section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act.” That was a 1977 House Report on the adoption of the IEEPA that was used […]
05.30.2025

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 […]
05.29.2025

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 […]
05.29.2025

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 […]
05.28.2025

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 […]
05.28.2025

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, […]