Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is stating that President Trump’s $5,000 dividend for American adults can be done without blowing a hole in the deficit — but only if Republicans keep Congress. The Treasury Department has been working on the mechanics. Bessent is checking what needs a statute and what does not. He wants to sit […] The post A $5,000 Dividend Is Not a Fantasy. It Is a Choice. appeared first on StoneZone .
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is stating that President Trump’s $5,000 dividend for American adults can be done without blowing a hole in the deficit — but only if Republicans keep Congress. The Treasury Department has been working on the mechanics. Bessent is checking what needs a statute and what does not. He wants to sit down with Speaker Johnson after November to discuss the specifics of how this can be done. President Trump calls it the Trump dividend. His line is the one that lands: if Republicans win, you win with us, and you get $5,000. He says it happens 100 percent because the country is taking in trillions from tariffs and other revenues caused by America’s national recovery from Biden-itis. Bessent’s add-on matters…Open
Campaigning on health care used to mean talking about coverage or costs . Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it's just as likely to focus on "corruption." The big picture: Candidates are accusing primary or general election opponents of being in the pockets of drugmakers, insurers and other powerful health interests, to the detriment of voters. - It's a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing. - "Voters want leaders to lower everyday costs and firmly believe that will require taking on political corruption, corporate power and special interests' influence," public opinion firm Lake Research Partners wrote last month in…
Campaigning on health care used to mean talking about coverage or costs . Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it's just as likely to focus on "corruption." The big picture: Candidates are accusing primary or general election opponents of being in the pockets of drugmakers, insurers and other powerful health interests, to the detriment of voters. - It's a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing. - "Voters want leaders to lower everyday costs and firmly believe that will require taking on political corruption, corporate power and special interests' influence," public opinion firm Lake Research Partners wrote last month in…Open
Elected officials are increasingly taking advantage of state laws that allow them to solicit unlimited sums of money for third parties from large corporations, unions, tribes or other special interest groups.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson built his campaign on fighting "high-priced lobbyists and corporate greed", but his own son collected nearly $200,000 in lobbying fees from the very chamber Jackson presided over during his final year as Senate president. Chace Jackson, 35, partnered at a lobbying firm founded by his father's former chief of […] The post Troy Jackson's son billed nearly $200,000 lobbying the Maine Senate while Jackson ran it appeared first on American Almanac .
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson built his campaign on fighting "high-priced lobbyists and corporate greed", but his own son collected nearly $200,000 in lobbying fees from the very chamber Jackson presided over during his final year as Senate president. Chace Jackson, 35, partnered at a lobbying firm founded by his father's former chief of staff and billed nine clients a combined $182,500 in 2024, the same year Troy Jackson wielded the gavel as president of the Maine Senate. The Washington Free Beacon reported that the arrangement spanned gun-control advocacy, alcohol-industry lobbying, and union work, all funneled through a firm that openly promised to "leverage" its relationships inside the Legislature. The gap between…Open
Sutherland told The Center Square that “whether through ballot initiatives, issue advocacy, or voter registration, American politics is indisputably being shaped by foreign cash.”
Professor Penn sits down with Minnesota State Representative Walter Hudson for a rare inside look at how Republican politics actually works once a candidate leaves the campaign trail and enters the machinery of government. The conversation begins with Iran, Turkey, NATO, Israel, and the next generation of conservatives, exposing a growing split between old Republican foreign policy instincts and younger voters who no longer accept the same arguments for endless Middle East involvement. Hudson then pulls the curtain back on the Minnesota Legislature, explaining how rank-and-file representatives are often pushed to the “kiddie table” while caucus leadership, committee chairs, rules committees, lobbyists, and special interests decide what…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s yearslong efforts to solicit donations for political allies, wife’s nonprofit comes into focus as the Justice Department probes the Newsoms’ finances.
The 2026 midterms are expected to have fewer competitive House districts than past elections, and the Supreme Court just blessed a redistricting war that will only squeeze races further. Why it matters: That means more often the real race happens in primaries, which cater to a party's most devout members and not the electorate at large. - "It means that elections are just no longer really a barometer of how how the public feels about politics," says Robert Boatright, a political science professor at Clark University who studies presidential primaries. What they're saying: Nick Troiano, the executive director of election reform group Unite America , tells Axios that the midterm elections "will be the least competitive elections of our…
The 2026 midterms are expected to have fewer competitive House districts than past elections, and the Supreme Court just blessed a redistricting war that will only squeeze races further. Why it matters: That means more often the real race happens in primaries, which cater to a party's most devout members and not the electorate at large. - "It means that elections are just no longer really a barometer of how how the public feels about politics," says Robert Boatright, a political science professor at Clark University who studies presidential primaries. What they're saying: Nick Troiano, the executive director of election reform group Unite America , tells Axios that the midterm elections "will be the least competitive elections of our…Open
