Mick Mulvaney: “Big League” DC Influence
NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER FURTHER EXPANDS BUDGET DIRECTOR’S POWER … Mick Mulvaney may not be the most influential man in Washington, D.C., but it’s starting to feel that...
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Big Oil Find In Alaska
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LARGEST DOMESTIC OIL DISCOVERY IN THREE DECADES … A Spanish oil company and its partner organization have discovered an estimated 1.2 billion barrels of oil in...
Colton Grace: Paul Ryan Sells Out GOP
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REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN FALLS SHORT … The GOP spent the past three election cycles promising to repeal Obamacare, and each time the Republicans requested...
Robert Romano: Donald Trump Escalates In Syria
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WITHOUT CONGRESS … An additional 400 U.S. troops are prepared to hit the ground in Raqqa, Syria to assist efforts by local militia to lay...
Ron Paul: Why Donald Trump’s “Syria Surge” Will Fail
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NEW PRESIDENT IS BEING “DRAWN INTO A QUAGMIRE …” Last week President Donald Trump significantly escalated the US military presence in Syria, sending some 400 Marines...
Justice Cleaning House (Belatedly)
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ABOUT TIME … The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) is belatedly clearing out holdover U.S. attorneys – asking them to tender letters of resignation so...
Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary: Raise The Debt Limit
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HERE WE GO AGAIN … U.S. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin sent a letter to congress this week urging its members to raise the federal debt limit....
SC Economy Dependent On Trade
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A BIG CHUNK OF PALMETTO PRODUCTIVITY RELIES ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Years ago we noted the Palmetto State was especially vulnerable to volatility in the European economy....
GOP “Obamacare Lite” Advances
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BUT CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO “REPEAL IN NAME ONLY” GROWS … As left-leaning Republicans in the U.S. House advance a so-called Obamacare “repeal” bill, opposition to...
State Department Spending: Out Of Control
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“FOGGY BOTTOM” IS A GOOD PLACE TO START SLASHING THE FEDERAL BEHEMOTH … As U.S. president Donald Trump and his budget director Mick Mulvaney look for...