Two Senate Republicans are calling for immediate corrective action at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), accusing agency officials of substantial misconduct, mismanagement, abuse of power and potential criminal misconduct after supervisory staff allegedly disregarded federal directives and standards in order to inflate their salaries.  What’s more, instead of being disciplined, the supervisory agents who allegedly turned a blind eye to the misconduct – and...

Global stock markets are soaring in the wake of the trade truce between the U.S. and China. The agreement, announced early Monday, implements a 90-day cooling-off period between the world’s two largest economic superpowers, bringing a temporary end to their tariff war that last month triggered a massive financial market sell-off.  U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, which were jacked to 145% last month as President Donald Trump hiked...

A proposal to give illegal immigrants $1,000 to self-deport is drawing a somewhat mixed reaction from Republicans in the House of Representatives. No GOP lawmakers opposed the idea, but some had questions about its feasibility. Others, however, emphatically backed the proposal as a cost-effective and humane way to achieve the Trump administration’s deportation goals. “It’s a smart, compassionate, and cost-effective way to tackle immigration issues,” Rep. Michael Rulli,...