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This year’s rising insurance rates have proved to be a challenge for Virginians as year-over-year increases were compacted by a majority of localities throughout the Commonwealth having only one provider.
As news media mocks Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s made-up narrative, it has only hurt those who are actually Native American, because having that ancestry means something that goes far deeper than the superficial identity politics game that is being played by progressives.
After missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was allegedly “cut into pieces” inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, the South Carolina Republican says that he will work to “sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia.”
The PEN American Center, an advocacy group that works to defend and celebrate free expression through the advancement of literature and human rights, filed a lawsuit alleging that “official acts” undertaken by President Trump have “violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution.”
As the U.S. jobless rate remains at a half-century low at 3.7 percent, the total number of job openings – 7,136,000 – dominates the actual number of people still looking for a job – 6,230,000.
“The President is very much aware of the realities presented by our national debt,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. “America’s booming economy will create increased government revenues – an important step toward long-term fiscal sustainability. But this fiscal picture is a blunt warning to Congress of the dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”
Speaker of the House Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) says the “build it and they will come” approach to economic development is antiquated. Instead, he writes, Virginia must be the “build strong bridges from school to jobs” state; the “prepare resilient graduates for lifelong success and service” state; the “provide an affordable pathway for everyone in a growing economy” state.
Leading by seven points just three weeks before Election Day, Assistant Director of the Wason Center Dr. Rachel Bitecofer said Congressman Scott Taylor “seems to be weathering a tough electoral environment well.”
It’s been 10 years since the infamous auto industry bailout, in which the U.S. government inserted $80 billion into the failing automotive leviathans amidst the potential loss of at least one million jobs in the industry. As Ford announces layoffs of American workers due to foreign tariffs, will there be a another bailout like farmers received months ago?
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has come back into the spotlight recently, said this week that “civility can start again” after Democrats retake the majority in either House or Senate in next month’s elections. Republicans are now using this message and many others like it to keep the majority.
