Government shutdown is likely to happen without border wall funding included in spending bill

Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says there may be a government shutdown if money for President Trump’s border wall isn’t included in an approved spending bill. The Hill reports:  Meadows said Trump could veto a funding bill if the House passed it without wall funding. Current government funding runs out in September, and the government would…

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President Trump: ‘The era of economic surrender is over’

President Trump touts his promise of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States during his weekly address which serves as a clear indication that he intends to bring back domestic production. Trump addresses that this will bring an end to our ‘economic surrender’ and suffering. The Hill has the inside scoop: “For decades, American jobs…

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Physician Hospitals of America says 30,000 job left uncreated because of Obamacare

Obamacare has continued to wreak havoc on doctor-owned hospitals resulting in overworked doctors, long wait times for patients and squashed planned expansion projects for doctor-owned hospitals. These consequences have drastically impacted our economy with “a loss of $200 million in tax revenue and 30,000 jobs that went uncreated,” according to one trade group. The Washington…

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AG Jeff Sessions: Defiant sanctuary cities ‘tie the hands of law enforcement’

Sanctuary cities, accused by President Trump’s administration of undermining federal laws in regards to illegal immigration, think they have found a loop hole – claiming the federal statute does not require cities to collect immigration status information. These jurisdictions will continue to jeopardize the safety of millions of families and law enforcement officials just to…

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Justice Gorsuch finishing his first term on Supreme Court gives preview of how the nine-justice court will develop

After two months of serving on the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch is already proving himself to be the type of jurist the Supreme Court needs and the one that was promised by President Donald J. Trump. The Washington Examiner has the full story: Leah Litman, a University of California, Irvine law professor and former law…

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CBO report: The nation’s spending remains a problem that won’t be resolved any time soon

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office raised its federal deficit projection by $134 billion, to $693 billion for fiscal year 2017, and further projected that over the next ten years, the federal government will add another $10 trillion to the national debt. The Hill reports: With the total gross debt set to surpass $20 trillion…

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