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It Turns Out Americans Can Smoothly File Their Taxes Without Thousands Of IRS Bureaucrats
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The IRS has maintained stable tax return processing and refund issuance despite significant staff reductions through Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to tax professionals. The agency has eliminated thousands of positions in recent weeks as part of the Trump administration’s government streamlining initiative, raising concerns among Democrats about […]
While Dems Flounder, GOP Speeds toward More Wins
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Gun Rights, Politics, Regulation, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Just how bad are things for the Democratic Party? Apart from the quiet mutiny against Senate leadership, the party of Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is staring down its worst approval ratings in the history of NBC polling. Only a quarter of voters (27%) have positive views of the party, […]
Johnson on Schumer’s Surrender: ‘Buckle Up … [We’re] Building Muscle Memory for Winning’
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Apart from Donald Trump, no one is more unpopular among Democrats right now than the Senate’s Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The longtime leader infuriated his party Friday, surrendering on the government shutdown and handing Republicans a victory that can only be described as miraculous. Not only was his decision to cave after […]
5 Reasons Why We’re Finally Seeing Democrats Implode
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Signal DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION— After years of breathtaking incompetence and failure under Joe Biden, Donald Trump decided once again to put his very comfortable private life on hold and embark on an unprecedented rescue mission to save America. And as President Trump campaigned for re-election, he was hounded by four bogus indictments from weaponized […]
EPA Announces 31 ‘Historic Actions’ to Unleash American Energy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Sweeping Deregulation, Cancels Over 400 Grants Saving Taxpayers $1.7 Billion. “Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen. We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back […]
Trump’s ‘Office Of Shipbuilding’ Might Be Just What America Needs To Revive Its Power On High Seas
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller While America’s maritime power has been left to languish and China’s influence on the high seas continues to grow, experts say President Donald Trump’s new “Office of Shipbuilding” is a crucial first step to the U.S. regaining its naval prowess. Trump announced in his joint address to Congress in March that […]
Elon Musk: A Visionary Genius Dedicated to America and Humanity
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Government Transparency, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Amil Imani Elon Musk is synonymous with innovation, ambition, and an unyielding drive to improve the world. Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, Musk has become one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. His journey from a curious, self-taught coder to the world’s richest person—estimated by Forbes at […]
INFLATION IS TUMBLING: Gas Prices Reach FOUR-YEAR Low, Egg Prices DROP
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Trump Effect continues Inflation rates are now in decline for the first time in 4 years… Egg prices are down nationwide. Gas prices are down nationwide. It turned out that all we really needed was a new President. U.S. gas prices reach FOUR-YEAR low. Egg prices drop 30% despite Joe […]
Trump Urged to Dust Off an Old Weapon to Legislate DOGE Cuts
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council If you ask House Republicans, the most reviled phrase in leadership’s vocabulary is “continuing resolution.” Nothing seems to raise conservatives’ blood pressure like a CR — mainly because it’s become synonymous with Congress’s perpetual failure to pass a long-term budget. And while there’s certainly grumbling about the idea this time around, […]
DOGE NEWS: $300 Million in Business Loans for Kids Under 11
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Last week, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered a government agency called the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) with an annual budget of $61 million that operates in Latin America in a similar way to USAID but separately. On Tuesday, it was announced that all grants to the agency had […]
The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Featured, Gun Rights, Healthcare, National Security, Politics, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Signal Yogi Berra, the mid-century New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher known for his pithy and often humorous life observations, once famously quipped: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” It was sound advice, perhaps, for a traveler on the go and in search of a quick […]
HOUSING SCANDAL: Biden Regime Making Mortgage Payments for a MILLION Homeowners in Default Fueling Higher Housing Prices
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Huge scandal. The Democrat-run federal government is/was using income tax/payroll tax revenues to pay for other people’s homes in default. The problems began with the Obama administration….. Biden’s Mortgage ‘Relief’ Fuels Higher Housing Prices It has created another subprime housing bubble and put taxpayers at risk. Trump should end it. By: […]
Panama Port Sale Protects U.S. Interests
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council “My administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we’ve already started doing it,” announced President Donald Trump in an address to Congress on Tuesday night. “Just today, a large American company announced they are buying both ports around the Panama Canal and lots of other things having to do with the Panama […]
Trump Overpowers Democrat Protests With Verbal Highlight Reel Of First Six Weeks In Office
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Religion, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Democrats’ protested en masse as President Donald Trump touted the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office for nearly two hours during an address to Congress Tuesday at the Capitol. Ahead of Trump’s joint address, Democrats had big plans to protest and interrupt the speech. Some wore pink to protest Trump’s policies […]
Treasury Sec Says Administration Is ‘Working Every Day’ On Affordability Crisis After ‘Years Of Disastrous Policies’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a Sunday interview with CBS News that the Trump administration is “working every day” on the affordability crisis in the U.S. Margaret Brennan, the host of “Face the Nation,” spoke with Bessent, discussing a poll showing that at least half of Americans report “concern about paying for […]
Kill the Endangerment Finding
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Political science masquerading as Real Science Dr. Roger Pielke, jr is a well known person in the climate arena, although his Science credentials are a bit wanting (e.g., his Ph.D. is in political science). I worked with his dad (Dr. Roger Pielke, sr) for many years and he was a bona-fide […]
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Agrees To Put Taxpayer-Funded Union Work Back Under Microscope After Joni Ernst Request
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will again report on how much time and money federal employees spend on union activity after a hiatus during the Biden administration following a request from Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. Ernst and Republican Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas urged OPM to resume reporting taxpayer-funded union […]
Ignore the pundits — DOGE is the future
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – A Compass for Common Sense If the mainstream media is to be believed, DOGE represents an existential threat to the American republic. Ask the average American, on the other hand, and you’ll discover high levels of enthusiasm for DOGE and its projected US$500 billion in federal savings. Results from a Harvard Caps/Harris poll released this […]
House Republicans Pass Budget Resolution with $2.6T Projected Savings
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council After two months of negotiation, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution (H.Con.Res.14) that House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) estimates will result in $2.6 trillion in savings over the next 10 years. The vote marks “the kickoff in what will be a four-quarter game,” House Speaker Mike Johnson […]
USPS Will Replace All Census and Thousands Of Social Security Workers, Another $50 Billion DOGE Savings For U.S. Taxpayers
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Howard Lutnick unveils plans to use USPS to conduct Census instead of spending billions. Brilliant news. The Post Office lost $9.5 billion last year. Drastic action is mandatory. USPS workers will also replace 20,000 Social Security workers. “We spend $40 billion every 10 years doing the census. And that means we […]
PODCAST: Department of Defense Wasteful Spending
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV GUESTS AND TOPICS: JEREMY PORTNOY Jeremy Portnoy is an Investigative journalist with OpenTheBooks.com. His work has also been seen on SB Nation, The Daily Caller, WND, Longview News-Journal, The Political Insider, KNBN-TV (Rapid City, SD), The Statesman, Herald/Review Media, And many others. TOPIC: Department of Defense Wasteful Spending […]
Want to know why DOGE is focued on federal workers coming to the office, the Department of Veterans Affairs is a perfect example
/in DrRichSwier.com, Featured, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com QUESTION: Why would Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE want to know if federal workers are working? ANSWER: Look at following data on just the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) reports: SHOCKING: Internal sensitive data from the Department of Veterans Affairs – Office of Construction & Facilities […]
Having Fewer Babies Will Cost U.S. Economy ‘Quadrillions of Dollars’: Study
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Featured, Immigration, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council The West’s growing epidemic of childlessness and depopulation will “fundamentally alter our societies” and impose “an existential economic crisis” on the United States that will cost the U.S. alone “quadrillions of dollars,” according to two new reports. Despite decades of warnings about overpopulation, the United States and Europe have long had […]
WATCH: President Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting at the White House
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report February 27, 2025/in Elections, Hot Topics, Must Read, National Security, Policy, Politics, Social Issues, Taxes, Video/by The Geller Report History in the making and we have a ringside seat. Full cabinet meeting and Elon. AUTHOR Pamela Geller RELATED ARTICLES: U.S. Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard Declares Islamic Terrorism Most Urgent National Security […]
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Fraud, Waste and Abuse
/in DrRichSwier.com, Featured, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com QUESTION: Why would Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE want to know if federal workers are working? ANSWER: Look at following data on just the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) reports: SHOCKING: Internal sensitive data from the Department of Veterans Affairs Building Portfolio follows: VA Central Office […]
Gutting the USAID-Industrial Complex
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Government Transparency, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Center For Security Policy Created to fight Marxist subversion, it became a slush fund for Marxist cadre-building. “The strategy is to delay, postpone, obfuscate, derail.” That was the U.S. Agency for International Development’s approach to protect its autonomy from the president. It had nothing to do with resisting Donald Trump and DOGE—this line was […]
HUGE: House Republican Spending Bill Has Passed
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Every Democrat voted against no tax on tips. Every Democrat voted against no tax on overtime. Every Democrat voted against a balanced budget. And one Republican, Thomas Massie, joined them. House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda By Claudia Grisales, Elena Moore The future of […]
Turns Out Top Execs Of Org Picked For Billions By Biden EPA Are Big Time Democrat Donors
/in Budget and Finance, Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Government Transparency, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Top executives of a green organization that the Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected to receive billions in public funds have collectively made hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal political donations to Democratic candidates and organizations in recent years, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) […]
USAID Workers Fired as Elon Musk Looks for Progress Reports
/in Budget and Finance, Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council A federal judge’s ruling has allowed President Donald Trump to continue his purge of a major government agency, firing thousands and placing thousands more on leave. As of Monday morning, nearly all U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees have been placed on “administrative leave” and at least 1,600 have been […]
Trump EO Lassoes Federal Regulatory Leviathan
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Family Research Council Last week, President Trump issued an executive order “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative.” “This is one of those executive orders that we may not have ever thought of, but it’s the one we’ve all been waiting on,” gushed Family Research Council Action President […]