The Supreme Court refused on June 12 to hear Ohio’s argument that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally prevents states from using COVID-19-related pandemic relief funding to offset tax cuts. This is the second time this year that the court has turned down a state’s petition challenging a tax-related provision in ARPA. The $1.7-trillion…

Scott Schara has filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin hospital alleging that its physicians implemented COVID treatment protocols that led to the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Grace, on Oct. 13, 2021. Schara told The Epoch Times that it’s his hope that the lawsuit (pdf) will “pave the way for thousands of other hospital victims’…

With Tax Day looming just days away, two Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are warning that neither the IRS nor the American people are prepared to shoulder the burdens imposed by new reporting requirements. Voicing their concerns in an April 4 letter (pdf) to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro,…

President Joe Biden’s legislative achievements are already delivering results and changing lives, the president said on Feb. 14. “If we didn’t pass another single thing, the things that are going to take place by implementing just the laws we passed last year are going to deliver real benefits to people that they’re going to feel…

President Joe Biden will announce the injection of $36 billion in funding to bolster the multi-employer Central States Pension Fund and prevent “drastic cuts” to the pensions of more than 350,000 union workers and retirees on Dec. 8. According to the Biden administration, the funding was approved by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and…

Goshen, N.Y.—As the pandemic fades away and society opens up, nurses at Valley View Center are still wearing masks and caring for COVID-19 patients every day. The center is the only county-owned nursing home in Orange County, New York. The masks serve as a daily reminder to Doreen Tice, a veteran licensed practical nurse at…

John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), is accusing the Biden administration of going back on its promises given to minority farmers and not doing enough to assuage the challenges they are facing. In an interview with NTD’s “Capitol Report,” Boyd criticized the administration for repealing a $4 billion debt relief program…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has defended the trillions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid passed by Democrats amid claims by Republican lawmakers and experts that it fueled the current cost-of-living crisis. In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, when asked if she had any regrets over the unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary spending,…

After the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 had passed, it included money for needy families with children. The expanded child tax credit (CTC) enables families to receive up to $3,600 per child, but only through the end of the year. Then the credit reverts to $2,000 per child. The plan raised the amount of…

Commentary The record high inflation that is plaguing Americans is being fueled by out-of-control federal spending. The federal government has spent over $6 trillion on COVID-19 related pandemic stimulus measures. The most recent, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was not even needed as most states are experiencing large surpluses. The national debt is over $30…