Average tax refund tops $3,700 midway through filing season, Treasury says
Millions claimed new tax breaks under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with more than 15.5 million taking overtime exemptions and 3.5 million excluding tips.
Cole on paying for the war
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn’t think Congress should find spending cuts to offset the total cost of the Middle East war and the military spending request lawmakers expect from the administration in the coming days. “I think war is never paid for when you fight it, it’s paid for over time,” the Oklahoma Republican
Mike Johnson declines to condemn Republicans’ anti-Muslim remarks
The speaker suggested his members meant to decry “Sharia law,” not the Muslim faith.
Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states
DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states. Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral that he’s been a “champion for reconciliation as one of…
‘Barbaric Savages in the Iranian Regime’ Will Face US Military’s ‘Most Intense Day of Strikes,’ Hegseth Says
The secretary of war told reporters the United States will destroy Iran’s missile stockpiles, navy, and nuclear weapons ambitions TEHRAN, IRAN – MARCH 10: A police officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran’s former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 10, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) The U.S. military is
Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans
Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) warned Tuesday that the midterms could be “disastrous” for his party if the war in Iran continues. “Already, we are behind the eight-ball as far as the electoral process,” Paul told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria.” “I think if you add in high gas prices, high…
President Trump’s Economic Agenda Drives “Industrial Boom” in Louisiana
A front-page “INDUSTRIAL BOOM” headline is sweeping Louisiana today, spotlighting an unprecedented $100 billion surge in private-sector investment across the Pelican State. This explosion of growth — centered on AI data centers, steel, liquefied natural gas, microchips, and shipbuilding — is a direct result of President Donald J. Trump’s Made in America agenda. By reshoring