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The White House’s push to pause the hemp ban smells like cronyism
[ad_1] Senate Republicans’ plan to pass a stopgap funding bill has hit a snafu: hemp. A provision in the chamber’s continuing resolution would pause…
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The White House thinks taking partial ownership of a Canadian mining company will reduce the national debt
[ad_1] Since being reelected, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed his tariffs will reduce the national debt. Trump is now taking this marketing pitch…
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Trump says he ‘paid zero’ for $11 billion federal stake in Intel. Here’s the downside.
[ad_1] President Donald Trump negotiated a deal last week for the U.S. government to take a substantial ownership stake in an American company. Despite…
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Joe Biden paid $89 million to boost electric motorcycle production. It’s failing.
[ad_1] In 2024, President Joe Biden’s Energy Department awarded $1.7 billion in grants to increase domestic manufacturing of electric vehicles (E.V.s), including $89 million…
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Georgia taxpayers lose $160,000 for every job created by film tax credits
[ad_1] For nearly two decades, Georgia has lured big-time Hollywood movie studios with the promise of lucrative tax breaks for filming in the state.…