Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) declared in February that the government is “not in the business of giving out money” to taxpayers. But when it comes to the simple luxuries in her own life, the firebrand lawmaker is happy to let the public foot the bill. That includes her taxpayer-funded car. Crockett has billed the
The move is aimed at securing leverage over Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler has sought to reassure Australians that there won’t be any changes to the nation’s $18 billion Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) following calls for punitive tariffs on Australian medications imported by the United States. U.S. pharmaceutical companies, via the Pharmaceutical
Tariffs, permitting reform, LNG exports, tax credits were on the table—free-falling oil prices were not. Domestic oil and gas executives pressed President Donald Trump in a Wednesday White House meeting on a number of mounting concerns that threaten to derail the president’s campaign pledge to “unleash American energy.” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said that
Jerome Powell also says it’s too early to determine the tariffs’ full impact. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on March 19 that the Trump administration’s sweeping tariff expansions may stall progress on lowering inflation this year but that tariff-related price increases will be transitory as they work their way through the economy. During a
Jose Ibarra’s brothers and their roommate all pleaded guilty to possessing fake documents, the Justice Department says. Three Venezuelan nationals connected to the high-profile Laken Riley case will be deported back to their home countries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said March 19. Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of Riley’s murder and was
Jose Ibarra’s brothers and their roommate all pleaded guilty to possessing fake documents, the Justice Department says. Three Venezuelan nationals connected to the high-profile Laken Riley case will be deported back to their home countries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said March 19. Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of Riley’s murder and was
The outlet announced it will take legal action seeking to restore its federal funding. More than 200 U.S.-based employees of Radio Free Asia were informed on March 19 that they would be put on unpaid leave this week after the Trump administration announced it was canceling its funding. Broadcasting across Asia since 1996, Radio Free