GOP Puts Chopping The Welfare State On The 2018 Agenda
President Donald Trump and Republican leadership spent the weekend at Camp David setting the 2018 legislative agenda, and welfare reform, a topic so sensitive it is considered the “third-rail” of American politics, looks like it could become a priority in 2018. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans accompanied Trump to the presidential retreat for a weekend of strategizing and planning for the upcoming 2018 election year. Welfare reform, much to the delight of conservative voters and legislators, was included in those discussions. Trump told reporters Saturday after meeting with leadership that welfare was something they “were looking at,” not ... Read More
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Trump Preparing New Trade Restrictions on China
President Donald Trump in the coming weeks is planning to take aggressive trade steps, including tough restrictions against China, to combat alleged unfair trade practices, Politico reports. The president will likely use his State of the Union address at the end of the month to discuss his vision, according to administration officials who spoke with Politico, and is reportedly expected to meet with administration officials before then to discuss imposing new tariffs and additional measures on various competitors. Trump last year said Americans would no longer “turn a blind eye” to trade abuses and sharply rebuked China for trade practices ... Read More
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House Republicans Reconsider Earmarks
House Republicans are about to take the first steps to revive earmarks, with officials planning to hold hearings early this year to look at how they might ease back into the practice, The Washington Times has learned, as a growing number of lawmakers think they have surrendered too much power by forgoing them. Earmarks are funding for the special projects that lawmakers demand for their districts, often tucked into massive spending bills — directing money back home for bridges and parking garages, Pentagon research or roads and river levees. Supporters call them “targeted spending,” while critics deride the practice as the ... Read More
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Trump Had ‘transformative’ Meetings with GOP Leaders
President Trump wrapped up a weekend of meetings with Republican congressional leaders at Camp David on Sunday, agreeing on priorities such as higher military spending and a midterm election strategy but facing hardened opposition from Democrats over any immigration amnesty solution that’s tied to funding for a border wall. The president said he had “transformative” meetings on subjects including infrastructure spending, the expiring amnesty program for young illegal immigrants known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and “the desperately needed wall.” Mr. Trump discussed with Republican lawmakers their strategy for the midterm elections, with the president saying he won’t ... Read More
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For Iran, A Hopeful Future May Be Closer Than We Think
The Iranian people know they are no longer being ignored by the outside world. Fed up with the religious extremists who have dominated their country and their lives for the past 40 years, they are once again taking their plight into the streets. In 2009, Iranian citizenry challenged the fraudulent elections that resulted in four more years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency. Unfortunately, the rest of the world remained silent. For eight years, Iranian citizens had to suffer while the United States and the European Union were determined to appease the religious fundamentalists in Tehran. Nothing was going to interfere with the nuclear weapons ... Read More
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