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U.S. attorney general declines to prosecute EPA employee in center of pollution scandal
The Environmental Protection Agency employee in the thick of the scandal that polluted three U.S. rivers due to a Colorado mine wastewater spill will not face prosecution, the U.S. Attorney General’s office says. The Washington Examiner has the details: The EPA’s Office of Inspector General said Wednesday that it found evidence the unnamed employee may…
Read MoreUtah representative calls on U.S. House to stop HHS from dipping into special taxpayer fund to bail out health insurers
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) is asking his colleagues in the House of Representatives to join him in filing a suit to make sure those at the Department of Health and Human Services don’t use a special legal-claims fund to bail out health-insurance companies who allegedly suffered losses because of Obamacare. The Washington Free Beacon has…
Read More2016 tax receipts soon will reach record high
The federal government will have raked in almost $3.3 trillion in revenue after fiscal 2016 tax receipts reach a new high, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Washington Examiner has the details: The feds raked in more than $3.268 trillion for the year, the agency reported in its monthly budget review, $19 billion more…
Read MoreFederal deficit up 25 percent over last year
Our federal deficit is growing, this year spiking to nearly $590 billion – up 25 percent over last year – according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimate. The Washington Examiner has the details: The federal deficit for fiscal 2016 jumped to $588 billion, $149 billion bigger than last year’s, the Congressional Budget Office estimated…
Read MoreUnderemployment number unchanged after eight months
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday revealed underemploment has remained the same since February and that the number is virtually unchanged from last year. The Washington Examiner has the details: The U-6 unemployment rate, which measures underemployment by looking at workers who have been forced into part-time work or who are only sporadically looking for…
Read MoreObama administration delaying deportation of illegal immigrants
The White House is delaying thousands of illegal-immigrant-deportation orders – a postponement that will enable upward of 56,000 illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. for a number of years. The Washington Free Beacon has the story: The administration’s decision to pause deportation proceedings marks a sharp turnaround from its earlier publicized plans to rush…
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