The official IRS watchdog released a report last week noting the IRS is not attracting qualified applicants for its “revenue generating” positions. In a March 11, 2024 report the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration wrote: “Additionally, the external applications that have been received are far below the IRS targeted goal and there is an […]
A 40-hour workweek has been the standard in the United States since going into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1940. But legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., seeks to bring about a transformative change in Americans’ work life. Co-sponsored with Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would move toward a 32-hour standard over four years and lower the threshold for employees to start receiving overtime pay. Per NBC News: At a Senate...
I have never seen the most senior figures in the Democratic Party come together to treat Israel as badly as they are doing today.
Israelis and Palestinians want contrary things. Pretending that their wants are reconcilable does not help; it obfuscates reality. Imposing policies not based on reality guarantees failure.
In the year since the devastating Covenant School shooting, numerous polls have shown support for changes to the state’s gun laws. But nothing has happened, as Tennessee's Republican supermajority has blocked any legislation even hinting toward a change.
The Biden administration's recent election-year decision to stop new U.S. liquefied natural gas export projects at the behest of activists is bad for America -- and the world -- by every measure.
FBI figures reported by NBC News on March 19, 2024, show that crime fell during 2023, a year in which there were over one million background checks a month for gun purchases.
Since booking her breakout role in The CW drama "Riverdale" in 2017, Camila Mendes has skyrocketed to fame as one the most prominent Brazilian American stars in Hollywood. Yet, despite building on her success with acclaimed projects such as Netflix’s "Do Revenge" and Hulu’s "Palm Springs," the actor says she has yet to receive a single script calling for a Brazilian role. “I get asked to play everything under the sun, every different kind of Latina, except Brazilian,” she says. That’s what drew...
In American Samoa, tuna is the lifeblood of the economy. Canned tuna accounts for 95.5% of all exports, and all of that tuna is canned at the StarKist Samoa cannery in Pago Pago.
Let’s not pretend this is about countering communist China or protecting Americans. It’s about using CCP tactics here at home.
Research showing politicians made trades worth more than $1 billion in 2023 has bolstered a campaign to ban congressional leaders from stock trading, a practice that has long been criticized.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was published before the Chicago Bears agreed to trade quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.Keenan Allen is ready for the Windy City, even if he never thought he'd leave Los Angeles. The perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver spent his entire NFL career with the Chargers before Thursday's trade, racking up over 900 receptions and 10,000 receiving yards in powder blue thanks to a route-running dominance that is now expected to help the Bears turn...