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By Robert Romano “I think we might work a deal and if we don’t, I may go that route. I have the absolute right to do [a] national emergency if I want.” That was President Donald Trump’s response to a reporter asking why he has not declared a national emergency at […]

By Rick Manning The hardest part about any government shut down is that it is generally about a relatively abstract, but critical principle, while the negative impacts are somewhat immediately felt. In Washington, D.C., the federal government is the only employer who truly matters. While the federal […]

By Rick Manning After President Donald Trump’s national address on the crisis at the nation’s southern border, it is stunning that the Democrats in Congress refuse to provide the basic border security tools, including a steel barrier that covers the top ten places that the Border Patrol […]

By Rick Manning The nation’s borders are both a national security and a humanitarian crisis and President Donald Trump is not backing down on his demand that the southern border be secured.  Tonight, the President will make that clear and those Democrats who are demanding that the […]

By Richard McCarty House Democrats should enjoy their newfound power while they can, because the road ahead looks rocky. They just reelected an unpopular House Speaker, and now they have to find a way to reopen the government without angering their base too much. Building the wall could […]

By Robert Romano The Trump administration is pursuing a plan to control prescription drug prices under Medicare via what can only be called price controls. In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a plan for an “international pricing index” that would determine how much Medicare pays […]

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  By Robert Romano “We’re going to impeach the mother-f**ker!” That was newly elected U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) speaking to her supporters on Jan. 3 after being sworn into Congress , laying out for them what the rest of the country already knows. The new Democrat-controlled House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is going to waste […]

By Robert Romano At the end of the month, food stamp benefits will run out for 38.6 million recipients on account of the partial government shutdown. Right now, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is being funded with previously appropriated dollars, but in February that will change as […]