President Joe Biden’s approval rating sank to a new low with just a third of all Americans approving of the job he’s doing as president, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. The president’s approval rating was at 38 percent in CNBC’s latest poll, also released on Wednesday. When the survey polled Americans…

Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” was atop of the Billboard 100 chart. “Neighbors,” starring John Belushi, was No. 1 at the box office. And Ronald Reagan was wrapping up his first year as president. It was December 1981–the last time inflation was as high as it today. Consumer prices in March 2022 rose 8.5% on an annual…

The Biden administration is hoping to reduce gas prices with an alternative form of gasoline. The EPA is issuing an emergency waiver to allow the sale of fuel with a 15 percent ethanol blend. The White House said this measure could help drivers save an average of 10 cents per gallon in the South and Midwest, which…

Consumer prices in March climbed to a new 4-decade high of 8.5%, according to a Labor Department report economists described as “nasty” and “ugly.” U.S. inflation was last this high in December 1981. Just between February and March 2022, prices went up 1.2% across the board, a dramatic spike considering February’s inflation rate of 7.9%…

Republicans are widely expected to win the majority in the House in the upcoming midterms. From my inside perspective, they are more than ready to take control. I was delighted recently to have the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at the House Republican Workshop which was held in Florida.  All the Republican House members came…

As consumers deal with skyrocketing prices for gasoline and other commodities, oil executives defended themselves in Congress from charges by lawmakers that they are gouging Americans, saying that they are boosting energy output and no single company sets the price of fuel. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and…

On the same day former President Barack Obama made his first trip to the White House since leaving office, news came out that the Biden administration is planning to extend its student loan repayment moratorium until Aug. 31. The extension, first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg, has not been officially announced by the administration. Student loan…

According to the Labor Department’s latest monthly jobs report, the United States added 431,000 jobs in March. While experts consider that job growth solid, it does represent the fewest number of jobs added since September. Still, the chief investment officer of private wealth at Glenmede said March’s report reflects the job market’s durability in the…

Record inflation, rising gas prices, and the Russia-Ukraine War have revived the Keystone XL pipeline debate. Some Republicans are now using these events to call out flaws in President Joe Biden’s energy policies. “Literally, the first week in office, Joe Biden shut down the Keystone Pipeline, and we see gas prices skyrocketing,” Sen. Ted Cruz…

Before we get into what they knew and when they knew it, let me tell you about my unique history with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Ivanka and I have some friends in common from high school, but my relationship with Jared was more significant – we were good friends in college, and we even,…