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Analysis: Americans overwhelmingly oppose plan to hire IRS agents to audit Americans(The Center Square) – Included in the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act currently before the U.S. Senate is a proposal to allocate $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service to… Read More
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CBO: Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan could add $3 trillion to the debt when accounting tricks removed(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has repeatedly touted that his “Build Back Better” spending bill would not add to the national debt, but the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office… Read More
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Inflation soars, hitting nearly 40 year high(The Center Square) – Consumer prices increased by nearly 7% in November 2021 compared to the same timae last year, newly federal inflation data show, the steepest rise in decades. Read More
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U.S. Senate to Biden: No to private sector vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Wednesday night sent the Biden administration a message: Congress’ upper chamber does not support the president’s vaccine mandate on private businesses. With two… Read More
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Longtime Kansas Senator Bob Dole passed away on SundayWASHINGTON D.C. — Longtime Kansas Senator and 1996 presidential candidate Bob Dole passed away on Sunday at the age of 98. Dole represented the state of Kansas in… Read More
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Biden banking nominee withdraws after bipartisan criticism over her ties to Marxism, socialist policies(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s controversial nominee for Comptroller of the Currency has withdrawn her candidacy over concerns about her ties to socialist policies and allegations she joined an… Read More
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Federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers(The Center Square) – A federal court issued an injunction Tuesday blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contract workers, the latest in a series of legal defeats for… Read More
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First omicron COVID-19 case reported in Illinois in individual who was vaccinated, boosted(The Center Square) – Illinois reported its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant on Tuesday. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday evening the case was a Chicago… Read More
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Biden administration reinstates President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy after a federal judge ruled Biden broke the law by terminating itD.C. – The Biden administration reinstated President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program Monday after a successful legal challenge by Texas AG Ken… Read More
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Experts predict less economic growth, elevated inflation for years to come(The Center Square) – A survey released Monday found that business experts expect prices and inflation to rise at elevated levels for years to come. The National Association for… Read More
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Poll: Americans favor capitalism, free market over socialism, federal government(The Center Square) – Gallup released new polling numbers Monday that gauge Americans’ sentiment toward frequently used political terms such as "capitalism," "socialism," and more. Notably, two… Read More
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Border Patrol agents apprehend foreign nationals illegally entering U.S. from multiple countries(The Center Square) – While most Americans were legally traveling to visit relatives and celebrate Thanksgiving enjoying a few days off of work, Border Patrol agents were hard at work… Read More
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November jobs report falls short by half, unemployment rate falls(The Center Square) – The newly released November jobs report fell short of expectations Friday. The Department of Labor released the report showing that the economy created 210,000 nonfarm jobs… Read More
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Biden administration rolls out more COVID measures, says vaccine requirements for domestic flights not ‘off the table’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden unveiled a new set of executive actions to address the Omicron variant Thursday, though how serious the threat of the variant will be… Read More
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Taxpayer-funded critical race theory training program draws criticism(The Center Square) – Critics are questioning a taxpayer-funded program that trains students in critical race theory. The backlash comes after The Center Square uncovered federal grant documents from… Read More
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Abrams announces 2022 run for Georgia governor(The Center Square) – Democrat Stacey Abrams announced Wednesday she will run again for Georgia governor in 2022, paving the way for an anticipated rematch against Republican Gov. Brian… Read More
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Biden’s vaccine mandate losses mount as 3 federal judges cite executive overreach in 2 days(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden lost three federal challenges to his vaccine mandates in just two days this week, with judges ruling the mandates are executive branch overreach… Read More
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Fundraising efforts come together to save the historic ‘swinging’ Grand Auglaize Bridge in Brumley, MissouriBRUMLEY, Mo. – The historic 90-year-old ‘swinging’ Grand Auglaize Bridge is in danger of permanently closing after a lack of maintenance funding led to a ‘poor’ condition rating… Read More
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Congress faces government shutdown this weekend(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tight deadline this week to pass a spending measure or face a government shutdown Friday at midnight. Republicans and Democrats are engaged in… Read More
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New Dinosaur species discovered in Bollinger County, MissouriBOLLINGER COUNTY, MO — A group of scientists discovered a new dinosaur species earlier this week in southern Missouri, and many researchers believe it will lead to a… Read More