Mexican Immigrants Boost Trade, Investment And Prosperity

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer checks identifications as people cross into the United … [+] States from Mexico on September 23, 2016, in San Ysidro, California. (Photo by John Moor...

I’m Not Afraid Republicans Will Cut Social Security. I’m Afraid They Won’t.

Congressional Democrats’ final argument prior to the mid-term elections was, of all things, that Republicans would cut or even “end” Social Security. In reality, most Republicans have not given Social...

How A Rock Star, A Physician-Legislator, And An Evangelical Senator Bonded To Help End The Global AIDS Pandemic: A Backstory

Three weeks ago, Bono came through Nashville on his book tour for “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.” Following his 2-hour solo performance at the historic Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Gra...

President Biden decides on nomination for IRS Commissioner

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images New role a ‘challenging assignment,’ former IRS commissioner says Biden’s nomination comes at a cr...

Don’t Expect To Know The Midterm Winners On Tuesday—Here’s Why These States Could See Delays

Topline In a midterm year with high turnouts expected and a number of close races that will decide which party controls the Senate, election results—which hinge on a labyrinth of rules that vary widel...

Texas Pushes Back With Municipal Bonds

Texas makes a stand getty Political push-back comes in many forms. In a September 12, 2022 amendment to a municipal bond Official Statement for bonds issued by the City of Anna, Texas, they drew a gia...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Gets His Own Grid-Related ‘I Did That’ Meme

ERCOT Conservation Alert 7.13.2022. ERCOT It was bound to happen as this unusually hot Texas summer wore on. As Texas grid managers at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) were forced to ...

DOJ Arrests Iraqi Man For Alleged Plot To Assassinate George W. Bush

Topline An Iraqi citizen living in Ohio was arrested Tuesday and charged with participating in a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, the Department of Justice announced, after a feder...

Here’s What Hank Aaron Really Thought About Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds And Blacks In Baseball

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 04: Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron speaks onstage at the The Jackie … [+] Robinson Foundation Annual Awards’ Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2...

Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine

It’s been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observers don’t see that waiving the intellect...