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The White House, Senate and House of Representatives continue to be out of step with the American people. More importantly, they continue to be out of step with what is needed for the well-being of our nation.

Throughout the Obama administration, I talked about the dysfunction of Capitol Hill. Most of it came at the hands of Republicans who routinely ran the white flag of surrender up the flagpole every chance they got. I continue to be astonished at how the lack of unity in the Republican Party shows no signs of going away.

Many economic analysts are talking about an inevitable crash. They have even posed the question: “Does anybody believe that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen can pull off the miracle of draining trillions of dollars from the financial system without causing a major meltdown in the markets—possibly even a recession?”

Once again, this week in Poland we see a President that shows us why he got elected. Once again, we see a President that was not going on an apology tour, but making the most of the opportunity to speak about the strength and exceptionalism of America and Poland, and the power of a united people. He delivered one of the best speeches of his [...]

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia voted to approve a “Resolution of Independence” that would legally separate the 13 colonies from Great Britain.

Soon, all the politicians in Washington, D.C., will run down the Capitol steps, full of excitement about the beginning of summer recess. (I just couldn’t resist that visual.)

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made some interesting comments Wednesday when she announced the raising of interest rates another 25 basis points. The new target range is 1 percent to 1.25 percent, and the current rate is 0.91 percent. Yellen stated that the Federal Reserve would begin its exit from the $4.5 trillion in bonds on its artificially inflated balance sheet. She indicated this exit [...]

Turns out the markets reacted very little to what some are calling a “shock” in the oil markets. Crude oil inventories climbed 3.3 million barrels last week and yet some people were surprised. At the very same time, we saw demand for petroleum products drop significantly, while the James Comey testimony turned out to be another non-event for the markets.

President Trump gave a shot in the arm to American business and the American economy last week when he pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate change agreement. Another deal made at the altar of political correctness is gone.

A few months back, I wrote an article for Townhall.com about the Veterans Administration. In light of Memorial Day, I thought it would be a great idea to revisit the VA and some of the developments that have transpired since then.