Poverty

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to tinker with the tax code because “working families deserve a break.” She promoted the plan in Tuesday’s debate with former President Donald Trump and in her newly released agenda. The Harris plan would…

Even his fiercest critics must admit that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance’s personal story is undeniably compelling. He grew up in impoverished, small-town America amid substance abuse, absent parents, and a general lack of opportunity with an…

WASHINGTON—Noting how much better things used to be for those struggling financially, Americans across the country confirmed Wednesday that they longed for the days when poverty mostly meant making a monkey dance on the street for cash.…

A quarter-century after welfare reform, there’s bipartisan interest in improving the system. But the Biden administration’s initial foray has needlessly picked a fight with conservatives over abortion. A gratuitous attempt at advancing…

With the passing of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Friday, colleagues from across the political aisle have released a bevy of statements remembering the Golden State’s golden gal. While President Joe Biden described Feinstein…

The Biden administration doesn’t seem to understand why the American people haven’t given them “credit” for the state of the nation’s economy. Maybe they finally need to wake up and realize that people don’t like how “Bidenomics” has fueled…

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WASHINGTON—Faced with stubbornly high levels of employment and intent on engineering the hardest landing possible for ordinary Americans, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called Thursday for more poverty. “It’s essential that we use…

LOS ANGELES—Stressing that the traps were not intended for human consumption, Los Angeles officials warned residents Wednesday to not touch poisoned food left out to deal with the city’s homeless infestation. “For their own sake, we’re…

By now, it’s well-known that the school shutdowns during the Covid pandemic have resulted in noticeable learning loss. According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (a.k.a., “the Nation’s Report…