California could soon be the first U.S. state to impose a “robot tax” to mitigate the economic effects of the replacement of factory workers by machines — if one San Francisco Democrat gets her way.
August 7 marks President Donald Trump’s second 100 days in office. They were just as intense as the first 100, if not more so. Here are 15 highlights (and lowlights).
Speaking at a rally with the American Federation of Teachers and other left-wing activists who oppose the House’s plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and the GOP-proposed budget, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the budget’s funding for the U.S. military leads to violence.
House Republicans released their budget plans on Tuesday that would overhaul the tax code and slash government spending.
The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell argues that if President Donald Trump wants to “win big league” on his upcoming budget battle, he should learn from Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage’s budget victory.
President Donald Trump ran for office saying that the federal government spends too much. And now, with his own budget, he is leading the way by cutting spending in the White House and saving the American taxpayers a projected $22 million.
Jason Savage, the executive director of the Maine GOP, told Breitbart News, “It’s only when the Democrats have a shutdown that they start to get sober about Maine’s fiscal reality.”
Even as he serves his last days in Congress after announcing his retirement, Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz is calling for the government to give another $2,500 per month to each member of Congress to help them with housing costs.
Republicans in Congress, having largely failed to enact any big money items of the agenda on which they were elected, are reportedly considering scrapping the August recess in an effort to pass some parts of their agenda.
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to announce design finalists for his “big beautiful wall” soon.
Members of Congress angrily shredded President Trump at a Leftist think tank confab on Tuesday. “Mean,” “heartless,” and “immoral” were just some of the insults hurled at President Trump and his budget during the discussion at the Center for American Progress in Washington.
In California, after the state robs the taxpayers of their last pennies, apparently more money just falls out of the sky. That must be the conclusion reached by a California state senate committee that passed a $400 billion universal healthcare proposal Thursday
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump said, “the first budget we are releasing provides a firm new foundation for the safety, and also for jobs and prosperity for all Americans in the years to come.” Transcript as Follows: “My fellow
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) characterized President Donald Trump’s budget as more “hateful” and abominable” than any budget he’s ever seen, and one that “slams” everyone in the country, except for those who
In a statement to reporters that was aired on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said President Trump’s budget is “definitely dead on arrival.” And “You’d have a lot of
President Donald Trump’s budget director Mick Mulveney reassured supporters that the White House would build a wall, previewing it to reporters at the White House press briefing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration released it’s fiscal year 2018 budget entitled “A New Foundation for American Greatness” on Tuesday morning which prioritizes money for defense, border security, law enforcement, veterans and school choice.
The Trump Administration fiscal year 2018 budget set to be released on Tuesday dedicates $1.6 billion specifically for new and replacement southern border wall, in accordance with Trump’s signature “build the wall” campaign promise.
President Donald Trump will ask Congress next Tuesday to appropriate $2.6 billion for improved border infrastructure in 2018, including funds for the construction of new border walls, according to details provided to the New York Times.
Columnist George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times makes an interesting observation about California Governor Jerry Brown and his new budget: while the governor talks “like a skinflint, a penny-pinching scold,” his spending priorities are liberal, and even radical.
California Governor Jerry Brown warned Thursday that the Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation would have to perform “penance” for having voted for the American Health Care Act in the U.S. House.
There’s no money for a wall but millions for Mexican cotton, a Jupiter lander, and horse protection.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that President Donald Trump “did not play much of a role” in the budget negotiations that led to a proposed appropriations bill that will fund the government through September.
President Donald Trump praised Republicans in Congress on Tuesday for passing additional spending for the military and border security in their budget deal with Democrats.
The Congressional budget plan agreed upon this week by both Republican and Democratic legislators retains funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and increases the budgets of both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, agencies that President Donald Trump planned to eliminate in his own budget proposal this year.
President Donald Trump responded to critics of the Republican budget agreement with Democrats, suggesting that he would be open to a government shutdown in September.
There is a simple reason Republicans lost the budget battle: they were willing to accept almost any deal, and Democrats knew it.
President Donald Trump indicated that he would sign the Republican Budget agreement with Democrats, despite growing dissent from his base that Congressional Republicans caved on important priorities.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer slammed the budget deal by saying, “Trump got rolled. The Republicans got rolled. They ended up with nothing, really. It’s sort of embarrassing. … This is a
Why does the left bother with “Resistance” theatrics when the Republican Congress funds their entire wish list anyway?
Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said President Donald Trump is making a “grave mistake” to cut funding for the U.S. Department of State.
Analysts are warning that Disney’s stock may run flat this year, not because it is doing so badly but because one of its properties, ESPN, has become a major drag on the entertainment giant’s budget.
President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal, “America First,” ends federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which, in turn, supports National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
President Trump’s “America First” budget targets a number of controversial California programs and notorious agencies for heavy cuts or outright elimination—while increasing funding for border security and detention of criminal aliens.
President Donald Trump released his 2018 budget proposal on Thursday revealing that the U.S. Department of State funding could be cut by 31 percent, sparking outrage among mostly Democrats, who say the cuts could put the country at risk.
On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated of President Trump’s budget proposal, “They’re investing in the military, in homeland security, everything that’s about threat and fear. And they are disinvesting in everything that has to do
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is unhappy with President Donald Trump’s budget proposals and how they will potentially affect several programs and funding for some projects in the state.
President Trump’s proposed budget would boost spending on the military and veterans services in 2018, while cutting back on non-defense spending.
President Donald Trump has asked Congress to spend an extra $3 billion in 2017 to fund a border wall and to bolster other security and repatriation programs run by the Department of Homeland Security.
While President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts just $2.6 billion from the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency, the benefits for the American economy will likely be much larger.
