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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said that Democrats are aiming to reverse many of the hard-fight gains President Donald Trump has achieved by reining in President Joe Biden’s historic levels of deficit spending.

VW is temporarily pausing production of the “ID Buzz” electric bus due to weak demand. The EV van, once hotly in demand, has suffered from increased demand and American consumers turning away from EVs in general.

Retailer’s holiday basket drops to under $4 per person, the latest sign that America’s long Bidenflation nightmare is finally over.

Netflix shares dropped seven percent in extended trading Wednesday after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the bell Tuesday.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed President Donald Trump floating importing beef from Argentina and saying that the imports “won’t be too much of a huge differential for what we currently have.” Rollins said, “The

Two-thirds of Democrats back the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its fourth week, while a majority of Republicans oppose it, according to new polling data released by Rasmussen Reports on Tuesday.

China’s thirty-year price war shows that “market forces” alone can’t build a secure supply chain.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Democrat lawmakers’ shutdown strategy is extortion and Republicans will not give in to “this crazy plot of theirs.” 

Indians are celebrating new regulations from the Department of Homeland Security that exempt Indian students from President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B outsourcing workers.

Poll shows two-thirds of Republicans back president’s protectionist trade agenda, marking a fundamental shift in conservative economic orthodoxy

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday caused widespread disruptions to numerous popular websites, apps, and online services used by millions of people around the world. Although service was fully restored by the end of the day, details about exactly why AWS failed, knocking everything from school service provider Canvas to popular video game Fortnite offline, remain sparse.

President Donald Trump signed a critical minerals deal with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, a team-up explicitly intended to break China’s near-monopoly on mining and refining the valuable resources.

Michelle Ritter, the former mistress of ex-Google CEO and Democrat mega-donor Eric Schmidt, has filed a lawsuit accusing the tech titan of stalking, abuse, and subjecting her to an “absolute digital surveillance system” amid a secret battle over money, a failed AI startup, and access to a luxurious Bel Air mansion.

Breitbart News is hosting policy events in November with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, as the Trump administration continues to make progress in key areas of government to make the America First agenda a reality.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion of bringing the National Guard to the city to fight crime, amid a recovery that is driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the administration to block President Donald Trump’s emerging curbs on the H-1B outsourcing program.

The St. Louis Federal Reserve released a study claiming that Trump’s tariffs added roughly 0.5 percentage points to consumer inflation. There’s just one problem: the study didn’t actually show that.

Americans are seeing a welcome sight at gas pumps across the nation as the average price falls below $3 per gallon.

Donald Trump’s reforms to the U.S. housing market are showing real impact as the number of migrants seeking FHA mortgages has plummeted. 

Far-left CNN has been forced to admit that President Trump is winning the political debate against the Democrats in the ongoing government shutdown battle.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week” but warned the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” if the funding impasse continues.

Everyone is missing the point about L.A. permit costs, and, as usual, that includes the bubbled dolts in the entertainment media.

A private company at a high-profile Army conference demonstrated a unique aircraft and allegedly took credit for the mystery drone panic that gripped New Jersey and much of the East Coast in 2024, according to a source.

House Republicans are blowing away Democrats in terms of fundraising — which is particularly significant in an off year — the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced this week.

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has advised Tesla investors to vote against a new $1 trillion pay package for Chief Executive Elon Musk and against Tesla making a potential investment in xAI, his AI startup.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that his administration is considering importing beef from Argentina to lower its price at home and help Argentina stabilize its struggling economy, which he described as being in critical condition.

A widespread outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused significant disruptions to numerous popular websites and services on Monday, showcasing the global reliance on cloud infrastructure. Although the outage seems to be fixed as the day begins on the East Coast, lingering outages continue to be reported.

Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) officials alerted more than 3.5 million low-income residents — including 1.7 million children — that November food benefits will be cut off if Democrats continue blocking budget negotiations in Washington. Republicans say the shutdown stems from Democratic demands to expand Obamacare benefits to illegal aliens, a move GOP leaders refuse to fund. With SNAP funding set to expire, Texas is complying with federal directives to halt payments, leaving vulnerable families at risk as the Schumer-led standoff drags on.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Movies like “The Hangover” and “Ocean’s Eleven” piqued interest in the Las Vegas Strip long ago. But now Nevada labor unions hoping to boost jobs and tourism are pushing state officials to offer tax credits aimed at bringing more Hollywood filmmaking to the state.

Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce and a long-time Democrat megadonor and activist, has caved to leftist outrage, apologizing for his comments supporting President Donald Trump’s potential deployment of the National Guard to San Francisco.

Minnesota State Sen. Omar Fateh is receiving high-profile backing from current and former Squad members Ilhan Omar and Jamaal Bowman as he campaigns for mayor of Minneapolis, marking a show of unity among progressive Democrats following months of internal party divisions.

A Wall Street trustee group wants to kill a new $40 million investment fund that refuses to invest in companies who import H-1B visa workers for jobs that would otherwise go to American professionals.

Meta has announced a set of upcoming parental control features aimed at safeguarding teens’ conversations with AI characters on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

As TikTok’s U.S. business faces a potential sale to Oracle and a group of investors, concerns are growing about the future of the app’s powerful content-recommendation algorithm.

The Democrat-led state of Illinois spent more to give free health care to illegal migrants than the total it spent on its citizens in programs for foster kids, the elderly, its roadways, and the arts combined.