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The Postal Reform Act of 2017, a bipartisan attempt to overhaul the perennially ailing U.S. Postal Service, appears headed for the dead letter office amid the chaos in Congress. Even though the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the sweeping legislation on March 16,...

One of President Donald Trump's election promises that struck a chord with the people was his plan to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure. The plan unveiled in October last envisaged spending on highway, waterway, airport, pipeline and bridge projects. Private Participation Sought Trump intends...

According to various media sites, including Business Insider, the Republican Party wants to re-instate as law "Wall Street's worst nightmare": The Glass Steagall Act. The Glass Steagall Act dates back to 1933 and restricts banks that hold Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insured deposits from...

Tragedy hit Orlando, Florida, over the weekend as Omar Saddiqui Mateen, a New York-born U.S. citizen of Afghani descent, killed at least 50 people and injured at least another 50 other at a LGBT nightclub. Early reports suggested the shooter pledged allegiance to Islamic terrorist groups. Rep....

Political intelligence website GovBrain uses an automated process to analyze political "events," then ties them to a ticker symbol as a way of determining how government decisions affect the financial markets. The name, GovBrain, which founder Dr. Brent M. Eastwood admitted seemed to...

The Marketplace Fairness Act, AKA the new legislation that will require states to collect sales tax from items purchased online, is likely to clear the Senate when the final vote is conducted next month. It is not yet clear if it will do the same in the House, however, where many conservative...