Sen. Blackburn on infrastructure bill: ‘You’re losing a little bit of your freedom’
Sen. Marsha Blackburn explained why she doesn’t support the infrastructure bill so far, pointing to higher spending leading to more debt and taxes.
Are unemployment benefits the new welfare? Short-term assistance becoming long-term 'trap,' report warns
Expanded federal unemployment benefits, put in place as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, are on course to become another long-term “welfare trap,” a government fiscal watchdog group warns in a new report.
Billions in federal rental assistance slow to reach tenants with millions at risk of eviction
Six months after Congress approved billions in emergency rental assistance, just a fraction of the aid has reached tenants across the country – even with millions at risk of homelessness as an eviction ban expires on Saturday.
Bipartisan infrastructure plan is the ‘Trojan horse’ for massive tax increases: Marc Short
Former Pence chief of staff Marc Short weighs in on infrastructure negotiations and taxes.
Major conservative group takes aim at government spending plans
With more crucial votes fast approaching in the coming days for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal in the Senate, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) says that their major grassroots and paid media campaign to derail the spending package is in full swing.
Republicans opposing massive infrastructure bill ask: Where’s full text?
The U.S. Senate, in a 67-32 procedural vote Wednesday, advanced a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill -- despite the fact that the full text of the proposal hasn't been made public yet.
Bipartisan group's $1.2T infrastructure bill clears crucial Senate procedural vote
The Senate voted Wednesday evening to move forward with a $1.2 trillion package to rebuild the nation's crumbling infrastructure after months of painstaking negotiations between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House on one of President Biden's top economic goals.
Over $1T in COVID federal funds unspent: GAO
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that more than $1 trillion in federal coronavirus funds have not been spent, a new report shows.
Bipartisan infrastructure deal enters crucial week as roadblocks remain
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is racing to finalize a long-sought infrastructure agreement this week as they attempt to reconcile key differences that could imperil the roughly $1.2 trillion deal.
Johnny Rockets, Fatburger owner says labor shortages facing restaurants a ‘total nightmare’
FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn on the worker shortage in the restaurant industry and how it’s impacting consumers.
Markets starting to see 'lunatic' fiscal policies coming out of White House: Stephen Moore
Economist Stephen Moore discusses the Democrats’ massive spending bills and the impact on the U.S. economy.
USPS will move forward with higher prices despite lawmaker concerns: letter
The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with its decision to raise costs on Aug 29 in an effort to boost revenue.
Larry Kudlow explains how government spending brings government regulation
'Kudlow' host slammed woke budgeting in his monologue and explained how spending caps would work.
23-year-old Karoline Leavitt launching bid for Congress, 'standing up to fight' for her generation
Karoline Leavitt explains the platform for her congressional run on FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria."
Biden to meet with union, business leaders to sell bipartisan infrastructure bill
President Biden will host a meeting with business and labor leaders at the White House on Thursday afternoon to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure framework after a temporary setback for the $1.2 trillion measure when Senate Republicans sunk a key procedural vote.
Biden dismisses inflation concerns even as consumer prices surge
President Biden on Wednesday again downplayed concerns about the recent burst of inflation, maintaining that surging consumers prices are temporary even as he cautioned that restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality sector could take longer to recover from the pandemic.
Pelosi reiterates no bipartisan infrastructure bill without reconciliation package
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday stood by her earlier demand that the House will not vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal until the Senate also passes a sweeping, multitrillion-dollar spending package using budget reconciliation.
Biden spending plans discourage employment: Laffer
Former Reagan economist Art Laffer discusses how President Biden's spending plans impact the U.S. economy.
Republicans ask for spending cuts with debt ceiling bill, blame 'unchecked government spending' for inflation
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are asking congressional leaders to including spending controls with any increase debt ceiling increase, as the July 31 expiration of the debt limit suspension looms.
White House slams Republicans over debt ceiling threat
The White House shot back at Republicans on Wednesday as GOP leaders signaled they would not vote to raise the debt limit, despite a warning from the Congressional Budget Office that the Treasury Department could run out of money as soon as this coming October.