The White House announced Tuesday morning President Joe Biden has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The move comes as “American consumers are feeling the impact of elevated gas prices at the pump and in their home heating bills,” according to the White House. “American businesses are,…

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is garnering attention by talking about masculinity. During an address to the National Conservatism Conference, Hawley declared that the left is attacking manhood and, as a result, more and more men are sitting idle. If you’re scratching your head and asking, “What,” you are not alone. Hawley’s commentary is outlandish and,…

President Joe Biden nominated Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve for a second term. His first term, which began in 2018, has been highlighted by the Fed’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Chair Powell has provided steady leadership during an unprecedently challenging period, including the biggest economic downturn in modern history and attacks on…

The word ‘taper’ has been on the lips of nearly everyone on Wall Street this year. After months of speculation, the Federal Reserve announced it does plan to taper its monthly asset purchases. “It is time to taper, we think, because the economy has achieved substantial further progress toward our goals,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…

Update (11/19/21): After an 8 1/2 filibuster from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pushed the vote on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act back from Thursday night, the House passed the bill Friday morning. The final vote tally was 220-213, a nearly party line vote. The video above shows clips from the vote, as well…

Americans are facing an expensive holiday season. Record-high inflation means everything from new cars to hot dogs have become more costly. Beef prices prices soared 20 percent since last year, and furniture prices are up an average of 12 percent. President Joe Biden blames the pandemic and says the inflation is temporary. “The pandemic has been…

Our ‘gig economy’ is growing with more and more workers going out on their own as freelancers and independent business owners. But big government is pushing back with the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which expands protection for unions and would cause trouble for independent contractors. A similar act is already…

President Joe Biden will visit New Hampshire Tuesday to promote the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Biden signed the $1.2 trillion package into law on Monday. In Massachusetts, the law contains $9 billion for projects including the MBTA and the Cape Cod bridges. He will visit a bridge in Woodstock which is in need of major repairs. The…

President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, 10 days after the bill passed in the house, and months after it passed in the Senate. The signing, shown in the video above, came in a ceremony on the White House lawn. The ceremony included top congressional officials, some of the members of…

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced in a campaign video Friday she will seek reelection for her fourth full term in the Senate. The video above shows her filing for reelection later in the day. Sen. Murkowski has been in the Senate since 2002 when her father selected her to finish his unexpired term after he…