Here’s What You Need To Know Last week, President Trump endorsed the RAISE Act, legislation sponsored by Senators David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that would be the most significant reform of the U.S. immigration system since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. There’s a lot of exaggerations from both supporters and critics of the bill circulating in the news and in […]
Here’s What You Need To Know After hitting all-time production highs in 2016, this January, the 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – as well as several non-OPEC oil producers – agreed to cut oil output by 1.8 million barrels per day. Although oil prices rose slightly above $50 following the agreement, in May they fell into the mid […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Last month, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered a July 30th vote to elect a constituent assembly to oversee the drafting of a new constitution. However, as reported by Reuters, the country’s main opposition parties have criticized the idea of a constituent assembly “as a sham designed to keep … Maduro […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that if Republicans are unable to pass to their version of Obamacare repeal – the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) – “then some kind of action” to stabilize “the private health insurance market must occur.” McConnell’s remarks underscore a larger truth that has […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Earlier this week, North Korea successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The test puts Alaska in range of a North Korean missile, giving the rogue state the capability to reach U.S. soil for the first time. Although it remains unclear whether North Korea is able […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Lost among the clamor for President Trump’s tax returns is the release of an annual public document filed by President Trump, along with all other Administration appointees: the Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report. Members of Congress, and candidates for Federal offices file very similar forms as well. You can […]
Here’s What You Need To Know This week is “Tech Week” at The White House, with Administration officials conducting meetings with a broad group of tech leaders and investors to discuss the effect regulations have on emerging technologies, the challenge of crafting immigration policy for high-skilled workers, and other tech-related policy issues. In the spirit […]
Here’s What You Need To Know With the unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds down to 14.3 percent from a high of 27 percent in 2009, and 41 percent of employers reportedly planning to hire temporary workers for the summer, teens looking for summer jobs have some of the best chances of landing one since […]
Here’s What You Need To Know While most of the attention on Capitol Hill this week will be focused on former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the House is set to vote on sweeping Wall Street reform legislation – the Financial CHOICE Act. The bill, sponsored by House Financial Services […]
Here’s What You Need To Know Last week the Conservative Party of Canada picked 38 year-old Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer as their new leader, who will challenge current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next national election set to occur before October 21st, 2019. The surprise outcome answers some questions about the future of the […]