Opinion: Republicans should build a wall around the welfare state

Opinion by Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo, opinion contributors, The Hill, 3/23/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-republicans-should-build-a-wall-around-the-welfare-state/ar-AA1BstYX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=853bc68565214feab7c4791c7d261e7f&ei=111 Congress is hurtling toward a colossal showdown over the federal budget. The…

Supreme Court seems in no hurry to rule on Trump plea to rein in judges over birthright citizenship

Story by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press, 3/19/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-seems-in-no-hurry-to-rule-on-trump-plea-to-rein-in-judges-over-birthright-citizenship/ar-AA1Bfz7v?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f37e4dcf08f549b980ceb1b6a4656a86&ei=27 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems to be in no hurry to address an issue that has irritated…

New Income Tax Proposal Is Progressive and Unworkable

Story by Jared Dillian, Reason, 3/17/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/new-income-tax-proposal-is-progressive-and-unworkable/ar-AA1B5HLh?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8d353448c01c40e292a868a99a3305ac&ei=32 Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently announced on CBS News that the Trump administration wants to eliminate income taxes for…

Social Security ‘Clawback’ Change Could Bankrupt Seniors

Story by Justin Glawe, Rolling Stone, 3/17/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/social-security-clawback-change-could-bankrupt-seniors/ar-AA1B5BAQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=e62327cf214f48cbb13039d973bba9c6&ei=21 At 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a change in…

Donald Trump Sends Warning To Enemies As He Says Biden Pardons Void

Story by Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 3/17/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-sends-warning-to-enemies-as-he-says-biden-pardons-void/ar-AA1B3Zgw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=a6c51aef86fc481a8bad266a17f3c9f2&ei=16 President Donald Trump has said that Joe Biden’s 11th-hour pardons of members of Congress who investigated the January 6 attack are “void,…