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Farmers in the Midwest have endured yet another period of significant economic uncertainty this fall as China opted not to purchase American soybeans during September for the first time in years. Even before this, soybeans sat near five-year lows for virtually all of 2025.
How did this happen?
Charlie Kirk’s assassination at a college event in Utah last week has been described as a watershed moment for our country. While there are many facets to this evil tragedy, there is perhaps none more critical to recognize than the chilling effect his murder will almost certainly have on free speech.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made waves recently when he said President Trump was weighing a housing emergency declaration. When you hear about federal emergencies, it’s typically related to a natural disaster or pandemic. A federal declaration for housing would be a novel approach to the ongoing problem of housing affordability, and there’s no question that we have a housing crisis in this country.
If you’ve heard of the One Big Beautiful
It’s been almost 25 years since America last had a balanced budget.
Since 2001, America has run a budget deficit every year, contributing to our $37 trillion national debt that is climbing every day.
While partisans can debate the finer points about how America got here and who is to blame, debates do nothing to change what seems to be an unavoidable truth: If the federal government maintains the status quo, the financial future of our country is in real jeopardy.
For the past four years, the digital asset industry was under assault by the Biden administration and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s hostile posture towards America’s emergent digital economy.
When President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance took office, they promised to work with Congress to update the law and usher in a new “golden age” for digital assets and blockchain technology.
Last week, before we voted to send HR 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) to President Trump for his signature, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave a speech in which it was clear Leader Jeffries had overlooked what the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and other proven policies in HR 1 have achieved for the American people. We would like to share why the bill will bring to America the sanity voters called for in November 2024.
The way consumers watch television has been changing. As Americans' TV viewing shifts from cable to streaming, it's critical one of America's greatest broadcast institutions doesn't get left behind.
After surviving four years of record-high inflation and economic turmoil, working families and small businesses are ready for relief, and Republicans in Congress are prepared to deliver.
One of our most important missions as lawmakers this year is to build on the success of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Failure is not an option because most of this critical 2017 law is set to expire at the end of the year. Without action, automatic tax hikes will affect millions of Americans.
Three years into the second phase of the more than decade-long Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and Americans have become increasingly war weary even though our armed forces haven't fielded a single soldier. Last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the White House and stunning disrespect for President Donald Trump further complicated an already tenuous path to peace.
Let's look at how we got here—and what a conclusion to the war could look like under such difficult circumstances.