On his first foreign tour, President Trump castigated many members of the NATO military alliance for not paying their fair share for common defense. NATO targets a spending figure of …
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released this past Wednesday its analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the health care bill passed by House Republicans. The House had been …
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The Trump Administration last week took the first formal step towards renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). By notifying Congress of his desire to open discussions with Canada …
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Supporters of a quick overhaul of Obamacare may be in for disappointment. The health care bill passed by the House of Representatives still has not been sent over the Senate …
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As technology progresses and more and more of our personal information becomes digital, it’s important to be able to protect ourselves and our assets from those who would try to …
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As technology progresses, automation is becoming increasingly prevalent in manufacturing and other industrial jobs. More and more tasks formerly done by humans are now being performed by robots. And the …
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The federal government narrowly avoided disaster on Sunday night. After missing the initial deadline to approve the budget for the next fiscal year, Congress finally agreed on a broad spending …
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The possibility of conflict with Canada has often been a joke in media. The 1995 movie Canadian Bacon imagines an unpopular President manufacturing a war with Canada out of thin …
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Late last year, an important and frightening milestone was reached on the climate change front. Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million. That might not …
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The deadline for approval of federal spending between now and the end of September is fast approaching. Originally set to end at midnight on Friday, Congress is working to extend …