by James Fite | Feb 2, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
Now that Republicans hold the House, they’re pushing back. Two House committees held the first hearings of their investigations into Joe Biden’s presidency on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Democrats decried the two-pronged attack, but for Republicans, it surely felt like a...
by James Fite | Feb 1, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is meeting with President Joe Biden this Wednesday, Feb. 1, to discuss the debt limit. But don’t get too excited; the commander-in-chief promised there is to be no negotiation on spending cuts. The administration has taken the firm...
by James Fite | Jan 26, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
It must be political vengeance for their involvement in the Trump impeachments. No, it was a deal he made with the Freedom Caucus to buy their votes for speaker. Then again, maybe it’s just good, old-fashioned partisanship. Democrats can’t seem to settle on a reason...
by James Fite | Jan 18, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The debt limit is now expected to be met by Thursday, Jan. 19. Soon, to prevent falling behind on the payments, Congress is going to have to either spend less or borrow more, though the Treasury Department does have a few tricks up its proverbial sleeve to keep the...
by Sarah Cowgill | Jan 7, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. Capturing the truth each week from heartlanders in flyover states, LN gives voice to the hard-working Americans otherwise ignored by the coastal elites. Another week...