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The Blame Game: Tariff Trump & "Too Late" Powell

The government is not shrinking, but expanding with greater spending and debt. The most exciting part of the second Trump Administration - DOGE - is fading away. REAL ID surveillance has been shackled onto us. And President Trump is arbitrarily setting tariff rates, in the same way that Jerome Powell arbitrarily sets interest rates. We need a turnaround, because the status quo is tightening its grip on America. Watch Here

Did Congress Kill DOGE?

After the fanfare over the DOGE cuts had died down, the ball was in Congress' court. Would the cuts identified by DOGE be codified in legislation so that they would actually take place...or would House and Senate leadership quietly continue to fund government at the full level. Yesterday Rep. Thomas Massie gave us the answer... Watch Here

Trump Ends US War On Yemen: What Was Achieved?

President Trump announced yesterday that a "deal" was struck with Ansar Allah (Houthis) in Yemen that the US would stop bombing the country if they would stop targeting US commercial shipping. Who wins? Also today: trade ties are growing globally as US protectionism is scaring off customers. Finally...target Greenland? Watch Here

With US Backing, Israel Set To Ethnically Cleanse Gaza

The Israeli government has announced that it plans to remove what is left of the Palestinian presence in Gaza and with it demolish what buildings remain. US backing for the project is essential to its success. Also today: Congress still determined to throw you into jail if you boycott Israel. Watch Here

Escape From Alcatraz

Over the weekend, President Trump said that he is ordering the re-opening of the 19th century Alcatraz prison which sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay. Is this a serious proposal? How much might it cost? Also today: Trump proposes 100 percent tariffs on foreign films and makes recommendations on how many toys children should have. Watch Here

Tariff and Spend

By Ron Paul

​President Trump has proposed using the revenue from his increased tariffs to lower or even eliminate income taxes — with a priority on removing Americans making less than 200,000 dollars a year from the tax rolls. Exempting more Americans from income taxes — and lowering taxes on other Americans— is certainly a worthwhile endeavor. However, replacing income taxes with tariffs may have negative consequences for the very Americans President Trump wants to help.

Replacing with tariffs wh...

Trump vs. Powell: Fixing Rates Is A Fool's Errand

The feud between President Trump and Fed Chair Powell is really a fool's errand. Neither can possibly know what interest rates should be, simply because interest rates are derived in the marketplace. Price fixing, by either the Fed or the President, always ends us creating economic malaise. The Fed should not exist because there's no way to properly fix prices, and counterfeiting is unconstitutional and immoral. The current posturing between fails to get us closer to ending this anti-American in...

Here's Why Trump Will Never Solve The War In Ukraine

The Trump Administration has expended enormous time and energy attempting to end the war in Ukraine, yet with each step forward the Administration seems to be forced to take two steps back. It is becoming more and more clear that the negotiations are going nowhere - even the Administration is admitting this. In fact they are doomed to fail. And here's why... Watch Here

The War On Speech, With Guest Nico Perrino

Today's Liberty Report is joined by executive vice president of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE),  Nico Perrino, to discuss the threats to the First Amendment on US college campuses and elsewhere. Watch Here

Pentagon Purge: Neocons Desperate For Iran War

Recently fired top Pentagon advisor Dan Caldwell took his case to the massive Tucker Carlson show yesterday, explaining that despite whispered accusations against him and his two colleagues, there was not even an investigation as to whether they were responsible for leaks. It's clear that the neocons are getting desperate for their war on Iran and intend to purge any voices of reason. Also today - Ambassador Huckabee to Palestinians: "Starve!" Watch Here