OPEC’s Influence Wanes as Members Cheat on Production Cuts
OPEC’s report on how its members are complying with the production-cut agreement hammered out last fall came out on Monday. As expected, it reported widespread cheating among its members....
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Number of Former Sanctuary Cities Reversing Policy
Even as localities across the country are changing their tune on being "sanctuaries" for illegal immigrants, the big battles over illegal immigration lie ahead. ...
Americans, Europeans Agree: Trump Is Right on Immigration
A poll by Britain's Royal Institute of International Affairs, taken a month before President Donald Trump issued his temporary suspension on refugees, showed widespread and increasing support among Europeans...
Elites Prep for Trumpocalypse: Buying New Zealand Land, Condos in Old Missile Silos
The elites are prepping for doomsday — say WW3, a civil war, or other societal collapse — by buying land in New Zealand and condos in old missile silos,...
Greece Needs Another Bailout; Disagreement Threatens EU Itself
Could Greece's latest financial predicament be the straw that breaks the European Union's back? ...
Is Vancouver Tax on Foreign Investors a Lesson for Trump?
The impact of the 15-percent “foreign buyer transfer tax” levied by Vancouver, Canada, was felt almost immediately: Real estate prices started falling, builders are cancelling, workers are being laid...
Intel’s Announcement of New Arizona Plant Negates Trade Deficit Concerns
Brian Krzanich, head of Intel, probably didn’t know he was making the case for free trade, despite the fact that trade deficits happen, when he announced from the White...
Progressives’ Violence Moving From Streets to Congressional Offices
Now that violent "progressive" protesters have even began attacking congressional officies, the question has become, "Just how far will the progressive thugs go?" ...
Number Two at ATF Offers Options to Reduce Firearms Regulations
In seeking to remove obstacles to gun owerneship and use, is Ronald Turk, associate deputy director (chief of the ATF), adjusting to the new reality, or is this a...
Another Travel Ban: This One From IRS, for Back Taxes
Not all travel bans apply to foreigners: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its final details on just how it can revoke American citizens’ passports for being behind...
Dakota Access Protesters Pollute the Environment They Claim to Cherish
The mounds of trash, food, equipment, human excrement, and dozens of automobiles left behind by the thousands of Dakota Pipeline protesters are polluting the environment they say they cherish....
Trump’s EU Ambassador: Trump Will Only Make Trade Deals With Nations, Not the EU
Trump the Disrupter is about to name another maverick to his administration: Ted Malloch as his ambassador to the EU. By Bob Adelmann ...
Trump’s Travel Ban Halted (for Now); Could Go to Supreme Court
The immediate issue is whether the administration will be able to enforce Trump’s travel ban while it is is still being challenged in the federal judiciary. ...
Jobs Report: Across-the-board Growth, Except for Government
The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report for January showed a job growth of 227,000 new jobs. On the flip side, government employment dropped by 10,000 jobs. ...
Kansas District Court Judge Throws Out State’s Second Amendment Protection Act
Could this tiny, insignificant, unheralded gun control decision in Kansas lead to a challenge of the notorious National Firearms Act of 1934? ...
Trump Repeats Need for Federal Intervention in Chicago
For the second time in a week, President Donald Trump expressed his dismay over the continuing and escalating gun violence in Chicago, and offered the same solution: federal assistance....
Kansas Bill to Make Campuses Permanent “Gun-free Zones” Fails
A bill that would have made public university and community college campuses in Kansas permanent “gun-free” zones failed on Tuesday in committee. ...
Army Corps to Issue Approval to Complete Dakota Access Pipeline
Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers will allow the Dakota Access Pipeline to be completed. ...
NRA Moving from Defense to Offense
Jennifer Baker, the NRA’s national spokeswoman, said Monday, “For the first time in almost a decade, the NRA is shifting from a defensive stance to a pro-active stance.” ...
Trump to Acting Attorney General Yates: You’re Fired!
Trump did the right thing, twice. He asked Sally Yates (nominated by Obama) to take Loretta Lynch's place until Jeff Sessions is confirmed as AG. And then when she...