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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ expands oil and gas leasing, tax credits

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill includes several provisions expanding federal subsidies and tax benefits for the oil and gas industry. Among its most significant energy-related provisions, the legislation... Read More.

Senate approves disaster tax relief bill, heads to Trump for signature

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

The U.S. Senate has passed the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., that would expand federal tax filing relief to individuals affected by state-declared disasters. ... Read More.

‘Big beautiful bill’ invests $25B in Coast Guard ahead of 235-year anniversary

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

The “big beautiful bill” passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump allocates an historic nearly $25 billion to strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest single funding commitment in Coast Guard history comes ahead of its 235th birthday. ... Read More.

Illegal aliens barred from taxpayer-funded HHS programs

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it has banned illegal aliens from accessing its taxpayer-funded programs. In a news release, HHS said that this... Read More.

Trump: Ukraine to pay for more U.S. Patriot missiles

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

The U.S. will send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine to help in its ongoing war with Russia but the European Union will pay for them, President Donald Trump said Sunday. ... Read More.

Everyday Economics: The week ahead in economic data

Monday, July 14 by The Center Square

This week we'll get some housing data, but the main event will be the consumer price index and producer price index for the month of June. Are the Worst... Read More.

Gergen, who served 4 times in red and blue White Houses, dies

Sunday, July 13 by The Center Square

North Carolina native David Gergen, advisor to the White Houses of Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton, has died. He was 83. Born in Durham and educated at Yale (undergraduate)... Read More.

FTC holds workshop on deceptive practices in gender-affirming care for minors

Sunday, July 13 by The Center Square

Medical professionals and officials attending a Federal Trade Commission workshop that concerns the dangers and deceptive practices of gender-affirming care for minors say that such practices are misleading to consumers and are “one of the greatest frauds” committed against the American people. ... Read More.

Economists’ brief showcases bipartisan opposition to Trump tariffs

Sunday, July 13 by The Center Square

In less than six months, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed opposing the policies of the second Trump administration – many of which have been brought by immigration advocacy groups, labor unions, minority advocacy groups and Democratic state leaders. But a case opposing President... Read More.

One year later: DEI law enforcement initiatives questioned after assassination attempt

Sunday, July 13 by The Center Square

In the year that has passed since the assassination attempt of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., efforts to increase female presence in law enforcement have waned. The fallout... Read More.