The Senate recently voted to advance the Rescissions Act of 2025, a bill that would repeal approximately $9 billion in previously approved federal spending. The legislation has been championed by President Trump and supported by many Republican lawmakers. The bill proposes to rescind about $8.3 billion in foreign aid, focusing on discretionary funds administered by…
Student Loans: Simplified or Sabotaged?
Today, we’re diving into a provision in the OBBBA that streamlines federal student loan repayment into two simplified plans, ends Federal Direct subsidized loans for undergraduates, and curtails the Secretary of Education’s regulatory authority over colleges and universities. All told, it aims to reduce federal expenditures by $330 billion over the next decade. That’s not…
Reckoning with the Red Ink: A Christian Conservative Review of Trump’s Budget
On Friday, President Trump dropped his 2026 budget proposal like a hot potato on Capitol Hill, and let’s just say — folks are either cheering or chasing it with pitchforks. With cuts so sharp you could shave with them, this budget is vintage Trump: brash, unapologetic, and aimed straight at the ideological fault lines of…
Trump, Courts, and the Real Separation of Powers Debate
The latest media frenzy over President Trump’s stance on court rulings is nothing more than the left’s predictable hysteria over his presidency. This time, the mainstream press is in full meltdown mode over Trump’s comments affirming that while he will abide by the courts, he will also appeal decisions that block his agenda. In a…
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