Fraudsters may have stolen as much as $60 billion from the various unemployment insurance programs enacted by lockdown-era stimulus bills, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) quipped about the pending debt crisis, expressing confidence that Congress will work to resolve the issue and hoping that President Joe Biden will negotiate with House Republicans to establish meaningful spending cuts.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 8:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told members of Congress that she has launched “extraordinary measures” to fund the federal government after the debt ceiling was surpassed.
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden lashed out at Republicans on Monday, calling them “fiscally demented” while speaking at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast.
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 8:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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It’s been quite a year for the state and national economy. Looking back on 2022, North Carolina saw economic growth and recovery from lockdowns but also indications of a recession.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government’s budget is in such disarray that balancing the books would require a 30% spending cut or a 40% increase in taxes, a recent study found.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 11:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Families of four with neither parent working can receive welfare benefits worth in excess of six figures per year in Washington, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, according to a study from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 8:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Unemployment remained historically low in November as the number of new jobs soared past economists’ forecasts, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Household debt rose again in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 6:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 7.1% between November 2021 and November 2022, according to a Tuesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing that inflation has continued to slow amid harsh contractionary policy from the Federal Reserve.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 10:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. James Comer (R-KY) promised that the House Oversight Committee would target waste, fraud, and abuse in the new Congress.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 5:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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Americans are now saving the smallest portion of their earnings in nearly two decades, according to data released on Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 3:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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Twitter users fact-checked a White House post about the Biden administration’s purportedly hawkish fiscal behavior.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 3:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lost her cool against a conservative reporter after she pressed Dr. Anthony Fauci on his approach to COVID.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2022 @ 10:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The city of San Francisco is offering a monthly stimulus program exclusively for transgender residents.
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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After two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the U.S. economy saw gains in the third quarter. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in Q3, according to the advance estimate released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 3:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Joe Biden nominated consulting executive Daniel Werfel to lead the Internal Revenue Service months after Congress greenlit funding to double the agency’s size.
Published: Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 6:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nearly 60,000 North Carolinians never re-entered the labor force after the Covid shutdowns.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Joe Biden thinks you are an idiot.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 11:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that Republicans have an addiction to government spending nearly as severe as their Democratic colleagues.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 1:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned the British government on Tuesday as officials moved to cut taxes and regulations, arguing that the agenda will worsen inflationary pressures.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 @ 10:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attempted to deflect blame away from Democrats for skyrocketing inflation on Sunday.
Published: Monday, October 31st, 2022 @ 8:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden argued on Friday that his administration was responsible for the largest decrease of the budget deficit in American history, while “mega MAGA trickle-down” policies from Republicans “failed the country.”
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 8:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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Fiscal discipline is missing from the battle against elevated inflation, according to a paper published by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget last week.
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 @ 10:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The White House announced on Tuesday that President Joe Biden would release 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2022 @ 3:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that monetary policymakers are neglecting currency stabilization as a tool to combat inflation.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 11:01 am
By: Daily Wire
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Budd likened Beasley to be a "rubber stamp" of the Biden Administration's policies, while Beasley linked Budd to the "extremist" position of former President Donald Trump.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Consumer price increases have been at or above 5% for 17 straight months.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 2:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The United States national debt surpassed $31 trillion for the first time in history, according to data from the Treasury Department released on Monday.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Total household wealth in the United States fell $6.1 trillion dollars in the second quarter of 2022, according to data released on Friday by the Federal Reserve.
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 12:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The White House announced a plan on Tuesday to “end hunger” through the expansion of welfare programs.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 9:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate 0.75% on Wednesday afternoon, sending the Dow Jones falling more than 500 points.
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 7:49 pm
By: Daily Wire
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European banks have conducted stress tests complete with backup generators and dimmed lights to determine whether their operations will be impacted by energy rationing, according to a Wednesday report from Reuters.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 5:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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