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State Rep. Teuscher announces Bitcoin reserve bill: Utah to 'lead the nation' in digital innovation
Jordan Teuscher, a state representative for Utah's 42nd district, has introduced HB230, a bill aimed at fostering blockchain innovation by permitting the state to invest in digital assets.
Opinion: Congress Should Establish a Modern-Day Doctrine to Guide the US-Israel Alliance
President Trump's bold vision for the Middle East creates a historic opportunity to bring the US-Israel alliance into a new era. Following recent policies that undermined Israel, the new Administration understands that a strong Israel advances critical U.S. security and economic interests. What's needed now is a comprehensive new doctrine to formalize America’s strategic priorities in the its partnership with Israel.
By Moshe Koppel | Jan 22, 2025
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Congress Should Pass The "DOGE Bill"
By Editorial Board | Jan 21, 2025
Even before he was inaugurated, President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory body led by Elon Musk, to reduce federal government expenditures and streamline government. Now that President Trump holds the reins of government, the question for legislators and the agencies is, how will this actually work?
U.S. judge on Coinbase case: SEC targets ‘infrastructure on which much of the crypto industry relies’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 15, 2025
Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a more detailed explanation for its rejection of Coinbase's request for clearer cryptocurrency regulations.
President of Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Mass tort litigation 'drains capital that could be put to more productive use in the private sector'
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA), said that mass tort litigation "drains capital" that could be used for "economic growth, business expansion, and job creation."
OPINION: Trump Labor Policies: Support American Workers, Not Union Officials
By Steve Cortes | Nov 26, 2024
Donald Trump returns to the White House because he earned the overwhelming support of working-class voters, of every ethnicity, race, and geography. Trump did not score this working-class sine by accident! Instead, he earned their trust because he understands them. He stands for workers’ independence, flexibility, and opportunity.
OPINION: Roll Back the 30x30 Land Grab Through Budget Reconciliation
By Margaret Byfield | Oct 31, 2024
Cloaking as a conservation agenda, the Biden Administration has been working to lock-up 30 percent of America’s land, water and oceans by 2030.
OPINION: A Backlash Against 'Big Wind' and 'Big Solar' is Raging Across Rural America
By Robert Bryce | Oct 30, 2024
Nearly every week, local communities are rejecting or restricting solar and wind projects. One of the latest rejections occurred in mid-September in Center, Nebraska, when the Knox County Board of Supervisors voted 6 to 1 to deny a conditional-use permit for a proposed solar project. According to an article by Mark Mahoney of the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, the board’s decision “drew applause from most of a nearly full courtroom at the county courthouse.”
OPINION: Americans Should Hope the Vineyard Offshore Wind Installation Isn’t a Preview of Coming Attractions
By Pete McGinnis | Oct 25, 2024
Summer blockbusters aren’t usually memories by the time school starts, let alone at Halloween.
OPINION: Protecting the Permian Basin: The Battle Against the Anti-Energy Agenda
By U.S. Representative August Pfluger | Oct 23, 2024
My district includes the Permian Basin, the largest oil and gas producing region in the nation. The Biden Administration has vilified the men and women in my district and other energy-producing areas around the country.
OPINION: Permit By Rule Makes Applicants More Responsible and the Process More Free
By Curtis Schube | Oct 23, 2024
Anyone who has done an addition to their house, put in a driveway or anything else that requires a permit knows that the process can be daunting.
OPINION: Government's Power Grab Under the Guise of Conservation
By Rob Gordon | Oct 23, 2024
Washington ‘urgently’ demands more authority to ‘save’ ‘vanishing’ habitat or species. No one asks if we really have a crisis.
OPINION: DHS Warns of Growing Online Child Exploitation, But is Committed to the Fight
By Federal Newswire Editorial Board | Oct 18, 2024
While the Internet provides ever-expanding opportunities to exploit children, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken a leading role in combating the problem. The department’s cybercrime and child exploitation specialists are examples of where the federal government is clearly aligned with the American people on an issue of critical national interest. While the Internet provides ever-expanding opportunities to exploit children, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken a leading role in combating the problem. The department’s cybercrime and child exploitation specialists are examples of where the federal government is clearly aligned with the American people on an issue of critical national interest.
OPINION: 30x30 and Natural Asset Companies Are Not in the Best Interest of the American People
By Kerry White | Oct 17, 2024
The recent request to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list Natural Asset Companies (NAC) on the New York Stock Exchange has raised concerns across the United States and especially in the West.
OPINION: Federal Approaches Are Placing Western Counties Under Attack
By Tom Jankovsky | Oct 16, 2024
The western United States is largely comprised of public lands owned and managed by the federal government.
OPINION: 30x30 Prioritizes Dirt Over Disabled Americans
By Ben Burr | Oct 16, 2024
Across the western United States, the Biden Administration has closed millions of acres of public lands for a wide variety of uses as part of the 30x30 agenda.
OPINION: The Backlash Against Big Wind & Big Solar Is Raging Across Rural America
By Robert Bryce | Oct 11, 2024
Nearly every week, local communities across the U.S. are rejecting or restricting solar and wind projects.
OPINION: Private Property Rights Under Attack – Natural Capital Accounting and the Biden-Harris Climate Agenda
By Harriet Hageman | Oct 8, 2024
Congress faces a barrage of issues that can be referred to as critical, urgent, and important; however, there are some issues that are foundational. One such foundational ideal - the right to own land – has never in our history been more threatened than it is today, and never has Congressional action been more important to protecting this right.
OPINION: Is the USDA’s $7.7 billion Climate-Smart Initiative a trap for landowners?
By Federal Newswire Editorial Board | Oct 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it will increase funding for its climate-smart agricultural programs from an initial $1.4 billion to $7.7 billion.
OPINION: It’s Time to End Abuse of the Antiquities Act
By U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) | Oct 4, 2024
The Antiquities Act was enacted in 1906 to preserve our nation’s natural treasures that are of “historic or scientific interest.”
