Advocates of pulling the plug on the Export-Import Bank are girding to resist what they see as a “blatantly partisan maneuver” in the Senate to save the agency. They’re talking about Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who promises the Senate will take up and pass a bill to reauthorize the 80-year-old bank before Congress leaves for […]
In recent years Americans have been feeling less satisfied with their amount of freedom. In fact, Gallup recently released a poll that reveals this trend. The poll shows that 79 percent of Americans are satisfied with their freedom to choose what to do with their lives—down from 91 percent in 2006. At the same time, […]
Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has added a new regulatory weapon to its arsenal. In a Federal Register notice on July 2 titled “Administrative Wage Garnishment,” the EPA stated that by the authority of the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA ) of 1996 it […]
A congressman trying to visit a federal facility housing unaccompanied illegal immigrants from Central America was denied access to the building today. According to a press release, Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., attempted to visit the Fort Sill Army post—run by the Department of Health and Human Services—in Lawton, Okla., Tuesday but was told that he would […]
A recent study labeled Mississippi as the nation’s most corrupt state, but state auditor Stacey Pickering says it should get credit for its efforts in fighting corruption. The study by researchers Cheol Liu from the City University of Hong Kong and Indiana University’s John L. Mikesell found corruption in Mississippi was tops among the states from 1976 through 2008. […]
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that “closely held” companies can have a religious right to decline coverage for drugs and devices that can act as abortifacients. Already one Kentucky company has canceled coverage of the morning-after pill, and experts predict many more will follow suit. On the same day as the court’s decision, Rich Gimmel, […]
With 26 legislative days left before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires Sept. 30, a preliminary count of the agency’s supporters and opponents finds that 40 percent of House Republicans are against extending its life. According to an analysis conducted by The Hill newspaper, four in 10 House Republicans – 93 or so of the chamber’s 233 majority […]
With the rapid advance in Iraq of the deadly terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), political leaders and policy analysts are concerned not only with regional security in the Middle East but with new threats to America’s national security. In Part 1 of this interview, The Heritage Foundation’s expert […]
Children caught crossing the border into the United States appear well coached as they willingly surrender themselves. The youngsters respond to questions from U.S. Border Patrol agents by following directions written on printed handouts provided by smugglers. “They carry scripts with them telling them how to answer questions,” Shawn Moran, a spokesman for the National Border Patrol Council, […]
Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader called for the end of the Export-Import Bank in an exclusive interview today with The Daily Signal. “I think it needs to be abolished, and if there is a legitimate need for export markets for U.S. products, there’s plenty of money in the private sector to provide for loans,” […]
