Category: Economy
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Nine Million Borrowers Are in Default. Washington Is Waiting Out the Election.
More than nine million Americans are in default on $234 billion in federal student loans. Treasury is reportedly preparing to collect, but maybe not until after the midterms. Here’s why waiting costs taxpayers, and what a fair, conservative fix looks like.
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Wyden Wants a Data Center Tax. He Left the Rate Blank.
Sen. Ron Wyden wants a new data center tax. He also wants to stretch unemployment benefits for a wave of AI layoffs that hasn’t arrived yet. On Friday, Oct. 23, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee released draft text for both ideas. There is just one problem. The draft doesn’t say how big…
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Audi Picked Georgia. Tariffs Just Earned a Win.
Audi will build its first U.S. factory near Macon, Georgia: about $4 billion and 4,500 jobs. Tariffs helped make the case, but taxpayers should still watch the fine print.
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SNAP Fraud Has Two Victims. Chip Cards Can Protect Both.
A DOJ and USDA surge tied nearly $42 million in SNAP fraud to more than 40 defendants, and USDA now wants chip cards in every state. Prosecution matters, but prevention is the cheaper fix for families and taxpayers alike.
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Trump Wants Your Mortgage Insurance Gone Sooner. Good Start.
President Trump signed an order on Oct. 22 that could cancel mortgage insurance automatically once future borrowers earn the equity. It’s a smart cut to red tape, but high mortgage rates remain the bigger problem.
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Oil Just Hit $117. Iran Is Betting You’ll Blame Washington.
Brent crude briefly topped $117 after Iran claimed hits on seven tankers in Hormuz. Tehran is using the gas pump as a weapon two weeks before Election Day.
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Big Tech Wants the Power. Your Family Shouldn’t Get the Bill.
Utilities in Michigan, Illinois, and Georgia are spending billions to power data centers. Families should not pay for grid upgrades built to serve Big Tech. Here’s the conservative fix.
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A Welder Doesn’t Need a Four-Year Degree. Pell Grants Finally Agree.
Workforce Pell Grants now let students use Pell money for job training programs as short as eight weeks. Arizona became the seventh state with an approved program on Oct. 22, 2026.
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Trump Just Drafted American Oil Into National Defense
Trump signed a memo using the Defense Production Act to boost U.S. oil production, refining, and pipelines. Here’s what it does and what to watch.
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America Can’t Build Anything. This Senate Bill Wants to Change That.
A bipartisan Senate permitting reform bill would put deadlines on federal reviews and stop permits from flipping with each election. Here’s why conservatives should back it before the Nov. 9 vote.
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