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By Mark Stricherz | The Center Square (The Center Square) -- One of Congress’ richest members has been the least likely recently to comply with a 2012 federal law on disclosing stock trades, an investigation by The Center Square found.  U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, has blown past more deadlines to report his dealings than any lawmaker since Dec. 31, according to third-party websites that track members’ trades. The law requires members of Congress to file what is known as...

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Illegal border crosser crime doesn’t stop despite a government shutdown. As Democrats in Congress continue to keep the government shut down and federal employees go without pay or are laid off, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continued to work without pay over the weekend targeting violent offenders....

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack; the impact of that day continues to be felt worldwide. Israel has described the bloody day as its own Sept. 11, which left nearly 1,200 dead and over 5,000 wounded. In addition to the bloody carnage,...

By Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket. The high court announced it will hear arguments on such consequential cases as the president’s power to fire individuals on federal boards, the president’s...

By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) - Arizona joined four other states and the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit on Wednesday against Zillow and Redfin over their $100 million contract agreement. The plaintiffs are asking the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to block the deal between the companies and have...

By Tom Joyce | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – A coalition of conservative and free-market groups is urging federal regulators to approve the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, saying the deal will strengthen the U.S. economy and advance President Donald Trump’s “America First” industrial agenda. In a letter to the Surface Transportation Board Friday,...

By Tate Miller | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – The Small Business Administration announced it will close Fiscal Year 2025 with record-breaking capital delivered to small businesses, but policy experts are unimpressed by the news. Heritage Foundation senior fellow in economic policy David Burton told The Center Square that “the primary purpose of the SBA should be...

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square (The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket. The high court announced it will hear arguments on such consequential cases as the president’s power to fire individuals on federal boards, the president’s authority...

By Brett Rowland | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The National Federation of Independent Business released it's job report Thursday afternoon noting that the federal jobs report expected Friday will likely be delayed by the partial government shutdown. NFIB's September Small Business Economic Trends survey found that 32% of all owners surveyed reported job openings they could not...

By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square (The Center Square) – As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands in exchange for their votes on federal funding. "Don't ask the Republicans what we should be doing or what we should be negotiating. I...