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Banking could be at historic turning point with successful stress tests

At a June news conference, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen appeared to be open to the idea that it is now time for a shift in the application of regulatory oversight...  Read more

Democrats ready to pounce on Trump missteps with Putin

When President Trump holds his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, he will not only be dealing with high-stakes international issues but also will be under intense political scrutiny at home...  Read more

Liberals try to refute Seattle minimum wage study

Liberals are aggressively trying to debunk a recent study by the University of Washington that found that Seattle's recent move to a $13-an-hour minimum wage had left the city's low-wage workers much worse off...  Read more

Russian Propaganda Hits Local DC Airwaves

A pro-Putin outlet is now broadcasting full-time on the FM dial in the nation's capital—and it's as bad as you might expect...  Read more

Are the Arab Gulf nations headed for a divorce with Qatar?

The Gulf Cooperation Council, a coalition of six Gulf Arab monarchies established in 1981 to defend the borders of the Arab sheikdoms from Iran's revolutionary government, has gotten itself into a pickle...  Read more

President Trump goes to Warsaw

President Trump, in the first stop of his trip to Europe, will meet Thursday with Polish leaders and deliver a speech from Warsaw's famous Krasinski Square...  Read more

Rex Tillerson offers Russia the chance to 'appropriately coordinate in Syria'

Tillerson outlined the U.S. position in advance of a highly-anticipated meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the impending G-20 Summit in Germany...  Read more

Finally, a right to move — and to compete — in West Virginia

A Virginia moving company 10 miles from the West Virginia border has been the plaintiff in a federal constitutional lawsuit for roughly a year because, until recently, it needed the permission of West Virginia moving companies to operate within that state...  Read more

Administration Official: 'We're Beyond' Bannon's Tax Rate Hike Idea

The Republican party—the party of the Kemp-Roth tax cuts, the Laffer curve, the George W. Bush tax cuts, and the Obama-era extension of nearly all of those Bush tax cuts—currently controls both houses of Congress and the presidency...  Read more

Congress should lift limits on on buying catastrophic health coverage

A few months ago, I happily joined the ranks of the self-employed...  Read more

Neil Gorsuch's first few months begin to reveal how nine-justice Supreme Court will develop

Legal experts expect a "historically high" number of 5-4 decisions over the next several terms...  Read more

When reforming healthcare, remember, markets work

President Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are not going to replace the American healthcare system with a free market...  Read more

Trump LNG export policy sparks clash between big energy users and gas industry

Large energy users are set to clash with the natural gas industry over President Trump's plan to increase liquefied natural gas exports as part of his pro-growth "energy dominance" plan...  Read more

America's Natural Gas Could Cut into Russia's Influence Abroad

After his overlooked "Energy Week," the president prepares for a big trip overseas...  Read more

Make the NLRB less great again

"Stop the presses! President Trump has nominated a second new commissioner to the National Labor Relations Board!"...  Read more

Teachers union dues case vies for Supreme Court

For somebody who says she is pro-union, public school assistant principal Bhavini Bhakta certainly has her union worried...  Read more

Lawmakers not expecting civility during recess meetings with voters

Lawmakers returning to their districts for a week-long recess are skeptical that the civility seen after the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., will carry over into their meetings with constituents...  Read more

Voters Trust GOP on the Economy Despite Health Care Woes

They don't associate the two issues—and haven't for a long time...  Read more