Entries by Casey Harper

States With Weaker Marijuana Laws See More Impaired Driving, Report Says

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 A new report found that states with less restrictive marijuana policies have higher incidents of residents driving while high. The Drug Free America Foundation released a new report showing that states that have legalized or weakened restrictions around high-THC marijuana, either for medical or recreational use, saw 32% more marijuana-impaired driving than states that have […]

Fauci Takes Heat After Casting Doubt on Efficacy of COVID Vaccines

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Dr. Anthony Fauci is taking criticism after his recently published paper cast doubt on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Joel Zinberg, a Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow, blasted Fauci for pushing for strict mandates despite the concerns with the vaccine. “Dr. Anthony Fauci recently acknowledged that there had always been good scientific reasons to believe […]

Biden Touts New Budget With Tax Hikes, Critics Push Back

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President Joe Biden released his 2024 budget Thursday [3/9] that includes a trove of tax hikes, quickly sparking pushback from critics. The White House said the budget will cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. Critics argued that despite those cuts, the national debt is still soaring, projected to surpass $50 trillion […]

‘No Painless Option’: Fed Faces Tough Choice on Inflation Following Bank Collapses

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The U.S. Federal Reserve may be less likely to use its key tool to combat inflation because of recent bank failures. The Fed has been aggressively hiking interest rates for months to help combat inflation. While inflation has slowed, it remains elevated. Given the recent bank collapses, hiking rates again may be too risky for […]

Poll: Americans Say Economy is in Trouble

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Americans think the U.S. economy is in trouble, according to a new poll. Released by CBS News and YouGov, the poll found that 64% of those surveyed said the national economy is doing “fairly bad” or “very bad.” The survey found 56% disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as president. Those two figures […]

Republicans Call for Impeachment of DHS Head, Cite Surge at Border

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A group of U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday [12/13/22] called for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., made their remarks during a news conference outside the Capitol Building, calling for Mayorkas’ impeachment amid the soaring number of illegal immigrants crossing into the […]

Sinema’s Decision to Leave Democratic Party Sparks Criticism, Speculation

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Arizona U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she is leaving the Democratic party to be an Independent sparked a flurry of speculation [last] Friday about what this could mean for the Democrats’ Senate majority and the future of the party itself. After U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia bested Herschel Walker earlier this week, Democrats […]

Report: 41% of Small Businesses Can’t Pay Rent this Month

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More than 40% of U.S. small business owners say they couldn’t pay rent on time or in full for the month of November, the highest this year. The small business network group Alignable released the survey, which found that the hardship varies by industry. A notable 57% of beauty salons said they couldn’t make rent as well […]

Americans Say Federal Government Has Too Much Power

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Newly released polling data shows that a majority of Americans say the federal government has too much power. Gallup released the poll Wednesday, which showed that 54% of Americans said the federal government is “too powerful.” The survey found that 39% said the federal government has the right amount of power while only 6% said it has […]

Americans Expect Beefed up IRS to Target Political Opponents, Audit Lower and Middle Class Americans

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More Americans believe the latest legislation to hire 87,000 Internal Revenue Service agents is part of a plan to audit middle and lower class Americans and small businesses than to target corporations and wealthy Americans, according to a new poll. Convention of States Action, along with the Trafalgar group, released the poll that found that […]