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Across the United States on Wednesday, Americans will set off fireworks and celebrate Independence Day. But a poll released Monday suggests that, on this July 4, fewer U.S. adults are extremely proud to be American than at any point since 2001. For the first time in Gallup’s polling, which...

The first casualties of President Trump’s trade war are 60 workers at Mid-Continent Nail, America’s largest nail manufacturer. They lost their jobs on June 15 at a factory in a part of Missouri that voted overwhelmingly for Trump. The whole company could be out of business by Labor Day. ...

In one way, Donald Trump’s attack on our foreign trade partners resembles his attack on immigrants: in each case, the attack is framed as a response to evildoing that exists only in his imagination. No, there isn’t a wave of violent crime by immigrants, and MS-13 isn’t taking over American...

"I made a deal with him. I shook hands with him..." "The Art of the Deal", you betcha.

Remarkable moment in the President’s discussion of tariffs today when he suggested that his tariffs may be able to fund the government in place of income taxes. He references the McKinley era when this was the case, prior to the enactment of a federal income tax. Of course federal expenditures...

From the Des Moines Register: Justice and the pursuance of ultimate truth have long been key to the United States legal system. These principles are central to what makes America great: freedom, justice, and equality for all. The current investigation into potential collusion with Russia...

North Korea making ‘rapid’ improvements to nuclear reactor despite Trump-Kim agreement The satellite photos, obtained by North Korea analysis outlet 38 North, indicate that the isolated regime is making numerous improvements to its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center “at a rapid...

Pending home sales drop for fifth straight month in May Potential home buyers took a step back from entering the housing market in May. Pending home sells fell 0.5 percent compared to April. Sales may not see gains in June either, given the drop in applications for mortgages...

China is targeting Trump states for their retaliatory tariffs.

A New World is Dawning — And the US Will No Longer Lead It President Trump is criticized for wreaking havoc on the international order, where the US was the established leader. But Trump is simply hastening a change that has been a long time coming. From pulling out of treaties to denigrating...

Indicators far more subtle than job numbers suggest a flourishing of entrepreneurship, collaboration and problem-solving, away from the gaze of national media. After five years spent visiting dozens of towns, The Atlantic writer James Fallows and his wife Deborah have written a book Our Towns...

Clothing company aims to raise $100,000 with 'I Really Care' line Wildfang, a clothing brand based in Portland, Oregon, has created a fashion line for charity in response to the jacket Melania Trump wore while en route to visit migrant children in Texas Thursday. The first lady's sartorial...

WASHINGTON — Confusion over President Trump’s order to allow migrant families to remain together after they illegally enter the United States led to a tense argument at the White House late Thursday as senior officials across the federal government clashed over how to carry it out, according to...

True, if we look across America there is a correlation between violent crime and the prevalence of undocumented immigrants — a negative correlation. That is, places with a lot of immigrants, legal and undocumented, tend to have exceptionally low crime rates. The poster child for this tale of...

The most telling statement of the ongoing border crisis involving the separation of families came Monday night from Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Stivers. "As a father, I know firsthand that there is nothing more important than family, and I understand why kids need to be with their parents,"...