Federal budget deficit widens by $109 billion despite tariff revenue influx

Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September on ‘Kudlow.’ The U.S. federal government’s annual budget deficit has widened by $109 billion so far this fiscal year despite an influx of tariff revenue to the government’s coffers. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) … Read more

Bipartisan senators call for Instagram to shut down its new map feature, citing children’s safety concerns

Instagram Global Director of Public Policy Tara Hopkins spoke with Fox Business about the new built-in protections.  Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are pushing for Instagram’s new map feature to be shut down, raising questions about potential risks to children’s safety. In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, the … Read more

Trump considers reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous drug: report

ScottsMiracle-Gro Chairman and CEO Jim Hagedorn discusses the possible reclassification of the product and his company’s performance on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ President Donald Trump is weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, according to a report. Trump told attendees at a $1 million-a-plate fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club earlier this … Read more

Secretary Sean Duffy touts air traffic control upgrade at Minnesota airport

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy toured a Minnesota air traffic control tower Saturday at Duluth International Airport, pledging upgrades funded by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act.’ (Credit: WCCO) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Saturday shared photos of antiquated equipment inside a Minnesota air traffic control tower at Duluth International Airport, pledging upgrades funded … Read more

$12.985M California luxury home drops $250K weekly until it’s sold

Real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky says California needs to work with the federal government to help Los Angeles rebuild. A sprawling $12.985 million California estate in the Muirlands community of La Jolla entered a Dutch auction last week, and the cost drops $250,000 weekly until a buyer emerges.  A Dutch auction, known as a pricing … Read more