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The Republican Standard
- January 20, 2025
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President Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded. In the moments after Trump’s swearing-in, three lawsuits were filed in D.C.’s federal district court alleging DOGE doesn’t comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The cases were led by progressive consumer watchdog Public […]

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The Republican Standard
- December 31, 2024
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It’s not looking good for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Texas Congressman Chip Roy predicted on New Year’s Eve that Johnson would not muster the needed support to reclaim the Speaker’s gavel “I remain undecided, as do a number of my colleagues, because we saw so many of the failures last year that we are concerned about that might limit or inhibit our ability to advance the President’s agenda,” Roy told Fox Business’ Ashley Webster on Tuesday morning. “Right now, I don’t believe that he has the votes on Friday, and I think we need to have the conference get together so that we can get united.” The House is slated to vote to select a speaker for the upcoming Congress […]

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The Republican Standard
- March 12, 2019
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The last time Virginia’s unemployment rate was this low was April 2001.

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The Republican Standard
- March 8, 2019
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Although only 20,000 jobs were created in February, as the U.S. draws closer towards full employment, the best economic metric to look for in the coming months will be rising wages throughout most employment sectors. 

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...