Nicholas Anthony This year is the 55th anniversary of the Bank Secrecy Act. At the 50th anniversary, Michael J. Casey wrote in the Cato Journal about how “the system’s pervasive identifying,…

Jeffrey Miron In a recent Washington Post op-ed, tax policy expert Scott Hodge reminds us that many universities engage in numerous activities that are tax-exempt but have only an indirect…

A growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have declared they’re forgoing their paychecks as the government shutdown drags on. The federal government has been shut down…

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a staunch and unflinching Israel supporter, wants Hamas to accept the peace deal President Donald Trump is aiming to help broker, and is calling…

President Donald Trump made a social media post about Hamas on Sunday evening, minutes before the deadline for a peace proposal passed. The deadline was 6 p.m. ET Sunday. In…

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced Israel has agreed to the ‘initial withdrawal line’ in Gaza, which the U.S. has shared with Hamas. Pending Hamas confirmation, the agreement will trigger…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans are winning the messaging war over the ongoing government shutdown and urged his conference to keep the heat on congressional Democrats during a…

The government shutdown costs taxpayers $400 million every day to pay federal employees who are not actively working, totaling $1.2 billion as of Friday, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data published…

The FBI says two men have been indicted in connection with an alleged money-laundering scheme tied to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s children. The indictments come after a years-long investigation that…

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said he believes President Donald Trump’s new Gaza peace plan could represent a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity for Middle East peace.’ On Monday, Trump…