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Trump’s federal worker buyouts cost $6.7 billion

Taxpayers footed a $6.7 billion bill for President Trump's buyouts to get federal employees to quit in 2025, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he would work with House GOP leaders on Trump dividend plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump's intent to pay $5,000 to American adults is "very real" and he looks forward to working with House Speaker Mike Johnson on the plan, if necessary.

Reps. Friedman, Jack draft tax breaks for U.S. films to counter overseas production flight

A bipartisan duo said they are drafting a federal production tax incentive program to increase the share of film and television productions made in the U.S.

FBI Director Kash Patel defends Flock cameras, says they’ve saved children from predators

FBI Director Kash Patel mounted a strong defense for Flock cameras on Tuesday, telling senators they help solve crimes and rescue children from sexual predators.

Johnson says he and Trump plan meeting with AI leaders ‘within the next week’

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he and President Trump are planning to gather the leading developers of artificial intelligence at the White House for a meeting "within the next week."

Bessent cites progress in cutting off Tehran’s financial lifelines

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he plans to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng over the weekend to discuss economic pressure on Iran and set the table for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.

AG Blanche promises to release more 9/11 documents, says U.S. isn’t protecting Saudis

Attorney General Todd Blanche promised to release more government records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, disputing allegations from victims' families that the documents are being withheld to protect Saudi Arabia.

I ran FEMA. Here’s why you’re paying for rich people to live on the beach

My new book, Texas Flood: Power, Money, Politics, History, Bureaucracy and Tragedy, is being published Tuesday, and it’s available on Amazon. In it, I discuss why I was sent to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), how I would have shut down or radically transformed the agency, and how I overrode the Department of […]

How conservatives should approach Confederate monuments

On Aug. 28, the Virginia state legislature removed the last three Confederate monuments from Capitol Square, a park near the state Capitol in Richmond. Conservatives haven’t paid much attention to this story, aside from a handful of op-eds in right-leaning media, mostly opposing the decision. In this particular case, Virginia’s decision was the right one. Conservatives must rethink […]

Kevin Warsh said ‘trends matter most.’ We’re waiting for proof

At Jackson Hole, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said, “Trends matter most.” His task forces are examining how to improve monetary policy, but the next decision will test how he applies that principle today. The Fed must ground its judgment in a careful reading of the economy and explain why the evidence supports it. For […]

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