Americans for Limited Government

07/11/2025

White House Report: Import Prices Dropped From March Through May 0.58 Percent As August Tariff Deadline Approaches https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/white-house-report-import-prices-dropped-from-march-through-may-0-58-percent-as-august-tariff-deadline-approaches/

“Are the prices just not passed through yet? No, I think what's happening is everything's evening out. You know, when we charge, see what people don't understand the other countries have been charging almost — every country charges us tariffs. We had deficits with everybody for years for… decades. And we were like this big monolith that made bad deals with everybody.” That was President Donald Trump’s reaction at a July 8 Cabinet meeting at the White House to a question inquiring about a Council of Economic Advisors report showing that the price of imported goods has been in outright decline throughout 2025. Citing data from the Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Council — a think tank inside the White House — found that the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price index for imported goods dropped 0.11 percent from January through May, and the Consumer Price Index for imported goods dropped 0.76 percent. Focusing on March through May, the PCE Price Index for imported goods dropped 0.58 percent and the CPI dropped 1.04 percent. This was in the run-up and initial to President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs that began in April, but also the first rounds of tariffs announced against top trade partners Canada, Mexico and China in February. Throughout the process, critics of the President’s trade policies, including Democrats in Congress and a couple of Republicans, have insisted—without evidence—that prices would increase. They still haven’t, whether in anticipation of the February or April announcements, or in response to them. What do you think?

By Robert Romano “Are the prices just not passed through yet? No, I think what’s happening is everything’s evening out. You know, when we charge, see what people don’t understand the other countries have been charging almost — every country charges us tariffs. We had deficits with [...]

07/11/2025

Poll: Dems Fail To Gain Momentum After ICE Protests, Iran Strike And Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/poll-dems-fail-to-gain-momentum-after-ice-protests-iran-strike-and-passage-of-one-big-beautiful-bill/

According to the latest Cygnal poll of 1,500 likely midterm voters conducted July 1-2, concerns over inflation are dropping as Trump’s tariffs take effect. In addition, half of Americans support ICE’s mission to deport illegal aliens (and Hispanic support has risen over the past two months), Americans largely support Trump’s nuclear strike. While Cygnal found Democrats ahead of Republicans in the generic Congressional ballot by a single percentage point, 47 percent to 46 percent, swing voters could present a challenge for Democrats. For example, college-educated males are split down the middle, with 47 percent intending to support Republicans and 47 percent intending to support Democrats. Suburban voters are narrowly leaning Democrat, 48 prevent to 47 percent. According to the survey 19 percent of Blacks and 40 percent of Hispanics are also intending to support Republicans, a historically significant swing if it materializes. According to the survey, concerns about inflation are dropping. Just 17 percent of Americans say inflation, or the economy are their top concerns, an 18-point decline since June. This is the first time first since September of 2022 according to Cygnal that inflation and the economy have not registered as the top concern to voters. Instead, threats to democracy (18%) has risen in priority among voters. Democrats, younger voters, and non-white voters all measured a marked decrease in concerns over inflation. The survey found strong support for President Trump’s approach to the tenuous Israel-Iran standoff, with 57 percent of Americans saying Trump was definitely or probably justified in destroying Iranian nuclear facilities. A larger share of voters (41 percent) say Trump was definitely justified than the share who say he was probably not justified (13 percent) or definitely not justified (22 percent). What do you think?

By Manzanita Miller Democrats are continuing to struggle to gain ground in generic Congressional ballot polls, despite the midterm elections inching closer. The latest Real Clear Polling average has Democrats ahead of Republicans by just 2.4 points, and Cygnal, a polling organization that challenges...

07/09/2025

Baseline Spending Set To Increase $3.38 Trillion By 2034, 56.8 Percent Social Security And Medicare Alone As Baby Boomers Permanently Retire
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/baseline-spending-set-to-increase-3-38-trillion-by-2034-56-8-percent-social-security-and-medicare-alone-as-baby-boomers-permanently-retire/
Federal spending outlays will increase a whopping $3.38 trillion from their 2024 level of $6.87 trillion to $10.2 trillion by 2034, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It is very easy to see where the cost drivers of the budget and therefore the deficit are — posing a challenge for professional handwringers in Congress who profess they wish to eliminate the deficit or balance the budget. They’re not really serious. Social Security will increase from $1.45 trillion to $2.43 trillion, a $980 billion jump, 28.99 percent of the $3.38 trillion increase, as 1.3 million Americans turn 65 every single year. Medicare similarly will increase from $839 billion to $1.76 trillion, an $927 billion increase, or 27.9 percent of the increased spending. Medicaid will increase from $567 billion to $996 billion, a $429 billion increase, or 12.6 percent of the increased spending. Other mandatory spending, including items like food stamps, federal financial aid for education and so forth will increase from $1 trillion to $1.291 trillion, a $291 billion increase, or 8.6 percent of the increased spending. Net interest owed on the debt will increase from $889 billion to $1.57 trillion, a $612 billion increase, or 20.1 percent of the increased spending. Defense spending will increase from $884 billion to $1.07 trillion, a $218 billion jump, and just 6.4 percent of the increased spending in the baseline. And non-defense spending will increase from $1 trillion to $1.13 trillion, a $171 billion increase, and just 5 percent of the increased spending. So, right off the bat, 56.8 percent of all the increased spending is Social Security and Medicare. Add Medicaid to mix — why not since seniors use that too? — and you wind up with 69 percent of the increased spending is just from those three programs. Does anyone seriously think Congress will cut benefits for seniors?

By Robert Romano Federal spending outlays will increase a whopping $3.38 trillion from their 2024 level of $6.87 trillion to $10.2 trillion by 2034, according to former President Joe Biden’s last budget submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The estimates are a year ol...

07/09/2025

Cartoon: Old Bag Of Tricks
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/cartoon-old-bag-of-tricks/
Democrats ramp up their fear campaign against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

07/09/2025

Young, Upwardly Mobile Middle Class Hispanics Could Spell the End for Democrats
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/young-upwardly-mobile-middle-class-hispanics-could-spell-the-end-for-democrats/
As both parties scramble for the Hispanic vote ahead of the 2026 midterms, which constitutes an estimated 36 million eligible voters nationwide, new polling from a Hispanic advocacy group reveals that younger, educated, upwardly mobile, and bilingual Hispanics could be the largest obstacle for Democrats next fall. A comprehensive survey from UnidosUS of 1,002 Hispanic Americans found that the primary concerns Hispanics face are issues the GOP is seen as better equipped to handle, such as the economy and jobs, inflation, and immigration. According to the UnidosUS survey, higher-income Hispanics hold a substantially more favorable view of Republicans and Trump than lower-income Hispanics. 51 percent of Hispanics with income exceeding $100K hold a positive view of the Congressional Republicans — and 48 percent hold a positive view of President Trump. Among middle-income Hispanics, 38 percent hold a favorable view of Congressional Republicans, and 40 percent hold a favorable view of President Trump. However, among Hispanics earning less than $39K annually, 29 percent hold a favorable view of Congressional Republicans and 33 percent hold a favorable of President Trump. This translates to a 13-point gap in favorability for Congressional Republicans between middle-income and higher-income Hispanics, and a 22-point gap in favorability between lower-income and higher-income Hispanics. Education also plays a role, with Hispanic college graduates holding a more favorable view of Republicans. 46 percent of Hispanic college graduates hold a favorable view of Congressional Republicans. However, 31 percent of Hispanics with some college hold a favorable view of Republicans, and 32 percent of Hispanics with a high school diploma or less hold a favorable view of Congressional Republicans. Another key factor is age. According to the survey, there is a wide bridge between how older Hispanics feel about Congressional Republicans compared to how younger Hispanics feel. Congressional Republicans enjoy their highest favorability among Hispanics in the young professional cohort.

By Manzanita Miller Republicans have made significant inroads with Hispanic voters in recent elections, with President Donald Trump earning the greatest share of the Hispanic vote for any modern Republican President in 2024 and House Republicans gaining nine points last fall compared to 2020. As [.....

07/08/2025

After Trump Signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Democrats Still Only Up By 2.3 Points In 2026 Congressional Generic Ballot
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/after-trump-signs-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-democrats-still-only-up-by-2-3-points-in-2026-congressional-generic-ballot/
Following the House and Senate completing their work on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacting much of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda as he signed it into law on July 4, Democrats are already shifting their posture towards the 2026 Congressional midterms with an eye to reclaiming the House and Senate by campaigning against the bill’s provisions. Not a single Democrat in the House or Senate voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, expands tax relief with no income taxes on tips or overtime, cuts income taxes for seniors collecting Social Security, includes 100 percent expensing for factories and agriculture to encourage domestic production, $170 billion of border and immigration enforcement provisions, including $46 billion to finish the border wall, $45 billion for new immigration detention centers that can deal with 116,000 detainees, knocks 1.4 million illegal aliens off of Medicaid and food stamps, 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, a $10,000 signing bonuses for Border Patrol agents as well, $1 billion for the Department of Defense for border security and $10 billion for states to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts. In the meantime, despite all of the action in Congress and what remains ahead, not much at all has changed with the generic Congressional ballot for 2026, only leading by 2.3 percentage points, 45 percent to 42.7 percent, according to the latest average compiled by RealClearPolling.com. Usually a reliable proxy for which direction the country is headed in, the average of generic Congressional ballot polls all predicted the winner of the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 midterm elections. On average, Trump still has his highest approval of his entire political career at 46.5 percent — higher than in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 — while public approval of Democrats generally has been cratering. There are exigent factors again that can impact how the midterms go, and then there is the traditional advantage the opposition party wields, both of which can either be at tension with one another or moving in the same direction. If the latter, and Democrats may have a very good cycle, but if the former, as the polls currently indicate it is close, then Republicans might be able to pull of an upset.

By Robert Romano Following the House and Senate completing their work on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act , enacting much of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda as he signed it into law on July 4, Democrats are now shifting their posture towards the 2026 Congressional midterms with an eye to...

07/07/2025

CIA Says 2016 Russiagate Investigation ‘Manipulated Intelligence… To Get Trump’. Declassify Everything, Mr. President. https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/cia-says-2016-russiagate-investigation-manipulated-intelligence-to-get-trump-declassify-everything-mr-president/

“All the world can now see the truth: Brennan, Clapper and Comey manipulated intelligence and silenced career professionals — all to get Trump. Thank you to the career officers who conducted this review and exposed the facts.” That was Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe in a July 2 post on X describing a June 26 review of the intelligence that was used against President Donald Trump before his first election in 2016 to justify an ongoing FBI and Justice Department counterintelligence operation against his campaign and ultimately his presidency, falsely accusing him of conspiring with Russia to hack the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta emails and post them on Wikileaks in 2016, saying it “manipulated intelligence and silenced career professionals — all to get Trump.” The review, “Tradecraft Review of the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian Election Interference” by the CIA’s Directorate of Analysis, found of the Russiagate investigation, which included the Jan. 6, 2017 “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections” had “a higher confidence level than was justified; insufficient exploration of alternative scenarios; lack of transparency on source uncertainty; uneven argumentation; and the inclusion of unsubstantiated Steele Dossier material.” Compared the eight pages of a narrow tradecraft review by the CIA, a commission that looked at 2002-2003 WMD intelligence failures warranted 619 pages, and that was the declassified version. We have yet to be given the true origin story of Russiagate, of how the constitutional Article II presidency where the President is the only constitutional voice of U.S. foreign policy was nearly destroyed, presumably to push us into war or the edge of one. The 2005 WMD commission "found no indication that the Intelligence Community distorted the evidence regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction..." Whereas we already know the 2016-2017 ICA was distorted and manipulated, because the CIA Director just told us. But what the government hasn't told the American people is why this all happened. In part, it was to supplant the Article II presidency so that the deep state would decide where and when we go to war, and which countries the U.S. was allowed to communicate with. Declassify everything, Mr. President. What do you think?

By Robert Romano “All the world can now see the truth: Brennan, Clapper and Comey manipulated intelligence and silenced career professionals — all to get Trump. Thank you to the career officers who conducted this review and exposed the facts.” That was Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [....

07/03/2025

Democrats Are Scheming To Market Themselves As Moderates To Regain Power — Here’s How We Can Stop It
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/democrats-are-scheming-to-market-themselves-as-moderates-to-regain-power-heres-how-we-can-stop-it/
The modern right under President Donald Trump has adopted a renewed focus on national wellbeing — a focus on immigration reform, secure borders, structuring trade and foreign policy initiatives to favor Americans, and even a renewed focus on physical health under the agenda of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Through this approach, President Trump has built one of the most diverse coalitions in history, unifying moderates, Hispanics, young people and middle-class voters around the America First cause. Modern conservatives have come a long, long way in terms of adopting a slate of citizens-first, people-first priorities that appeal to a broad coalition of voters. The final two issues are addressing healthcare reform and balancing protection for land and water with industrial needs. Without Democrats monopolizing these two issues, the party offers nothing to moderates and swing voters that conservatives can’t do better on. Reform absolutely means rejecting failed power-grabs which were progressives’ go-to approach to healthcare and the environment in recent years. Conservative reform does not mean entering nonsensical global agreements like the Paris Climate Accord or structuring a Canada-style healthcare system that delivers subpar results at best and a system of death at worst. But these issues can’t be ignored by conservatives either. The solution from a conservative lens is accountability for both government and industry, not draconian top-down solutions.

By Bill Wilson There is a growing concern among Democrats and pundits that after a crushing defeat in the 2024 presidential election and persistently low rankings in public trust, the Democratic Party doesn’t need modest tweaks to win back the public but requires a complete overhaul. Left-wing [.....

07/03/2025

Art Of The Deal: Congress Finishes The Job, Secures Border, Guarantees Immigration Enforcement And Expands Tax Cuts In Trump’s Biggest Win Yet
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/art-of-the-deal-congress-finishes-the-job-secures-border-guarantees-immigration-enforcement-and-expands-tax-cuts-in-trumps-biggest-win-yet/
For a while, it looked like it might be one, big, beautiful mess, but now Congress has officially enacted, H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, fulfilling Republicans’ legislative agenda on tax cuts, the border and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans campaigned on in 2024 that swept them into majorities. The final votes were 51 to 50 in the Senate, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, and 218 to 214 in the House after weeks and months of preparation, drafting and debate. Now the work is done. The job is finished. The legislation includes President Trump’s promised no income taxes on tips and overtime, tax cuts for seniors collecting Social Security, making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and 100 percent factory expensing to make products in America again. It is also the strongest border and immigration enforcement bill ever in the history of America, with $170 billion of border and immigration enforcement provisions. It includes some $46 billion to finish the border wall, $45 billion for new immigration detention centers that can deal with 116,000 detainees, enabling President Donald Trump to keep his and Congressional Republicans’ promise to engage in the largest deportation operation ever. There will be 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, and $10,000 signing bonuses for Border Patrol agents as well. Another $1 billion goes to the Department of Defense for border security, too, and $10 billion for states to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts. With these provisions and more, including removing 1.4 million illegal aliens from Medicaid and other public services, President Trump once and for all will be able to permanently secure America’s southern border and deport 1 million or more illegal aliens every year after there were more than 10 million border encounters under former President Joe Biden’s disastrous administration. Now it is finally the time to secure the border, tell illegal aliens hell no, they can’t stay, and put America first. Promises made, promises kept.

By Robert Romano For a while, it looked like it might be one, big, beautiful mess, but now Congress has officially enacted, H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act , fulfilling Republicans’ legislative agenda on tax cuts, the border and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump and Congre...

07/02/2025

Urge Congress To Finish The Job And Adopt The One Big Beautiful Bill Act!
https://www.votervoice.net/AFLG/Campaigns/128698/Respond

Both the House and Senate have done their jobs and passed their versions of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes President’s promised no income taxes on tips and overtime, tax cuts for seniors collecting Social Security, making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, 100 percent expensing for factories to produce products in America, finishing the border wall and boosting immigration enforcement. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act does all that and more, and the best is yet to come, but first Congress needs to get the reconciliation bill passed, overcoming whatever obstacles are still in the way and negotiating in good faith between both chambers. Now is the time for Congress finish the job and get President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act across the finish line by July 4. Nothing agreed upon will ever be perfect, but it will certainly be better than taxes increasing on 80 percent of Americans at the end of the year, the border remaining open when the next Democratic administration comes to town and U.S. businesses unable to compete long-term in the global economy. Most importantly, 77 million Americans elected President Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate to keep their promises, and that’s what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act does. Make a promise, keep a promise and the American people will reward you. We have taken one, big, beautiful step towards boosting the economy, securing the border and putting America first on trade and immigration. Now let’s finish the job! Act now!

07/02/2025

Supreme Court Curtails Sweeping Universal Injunctions Set In Place To Block President Trump In Historic Case https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/supreme-court-curtails-sweeping-universal-injunctions-set-in-place-to-block-president-trump-in-historic-case/

In the landmark case, Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6–3 decision that “universal injunctions” used by a network of judges to block elements of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship nationwide exceed judiciary power. While the case did not overtly address the issue of birthright citizenship, what it did do is empower the president to carry out elements of his executive orders without facing “universal” — or nationwide — roadblocks from the lower courts. The Supreme Court’s decision limited the use of “universal preliminary injunctions” which a handful of judges from liberal cities have been using for months to block and delay multiple executive orders nationwide issued by President Trump. In the majority opinion, Justice Amy Coney Barrett noted the distinction between allowing lower courts to issue an injunction providing “complete relief” to specific challengers in a lawsuit, and allowing lower courts to grant “universal relief” to any individual across the country who may be impacted by the executive orders. At issue was not the content of the executive orders — or even the legal rights of plaintiffs to challenge the executive orders. Instead, the Supreme Court’s decision allows individual plaintiffs and class action groups to present their cases in court, but it denies a network of federal judges the authority to issue sweeping nationwide preliminary injunctions to block President Trump’s executive orders nationwide. And that is exactly what was happening across the country up until last week as individual judges in liberal cities began issuing universal preliminary injunctions, blocking President Trump’s executive orders on issues such as deporting illegal aliens, halting foreign aid to other nations until that aid could be vetted for fraud and abuse, and halting racial discrimination in university settings. The Supreme Court’s decision is a decisive victory for the Trump Administration, because it renders obsolete a network of universal injunctions that were setting up roadblocks against key elements of President Trump’s agenda, elements that the American people elected him to fulfill. What do you think?

By Manzanita Miller The month of June concluded with a historic victory for President Donald Trump and the American people when the Supreme Court effectively dismantled the strategy a network of federal judges has been using to block key elements of the president’s policy agenda in lower [...]

07/02/2025

An America First Merger That Puts American Workers First
https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/an-america-first-merger-that-puts-american-workers-first/

The Charter-Cox merger is an America First deal that supports President Trump’s agenda to bring jobs and new investment to the United States. Big Tech and Big Media dominate the telecom space, which continues to escape regulations that others in the industry are subject to, tilting the playing field in favor of Disney, Google, Netflix, and the like. In the Trump economy, a merger between companies like Charter and Cox makes sense to empower American workers, provide consumers with better choices, and increase competition in the marketplace. This deal puts American workers first. The combined company will adopt Charter’s model of employing a 100 percent U.S.-based customer sales and service workforce, which means that Cox will onshore hundreds of its customer service jobs to the U.S. This move is a win for President Trump’s agenda to reshore American jobs, creating new, good-paying careers for American workers. The company guarantees that every new employee will receive a minimum starting wage of at least $20 per hour — nearly three times the federal minimum wage. It’s more proof that the private sector and free markets do a better job of rewarding workers than government price-fixing. This deal benefits hard-working, blue-collar Americans, not just those in the corner suites. Charter and Cox’s combined self-driven and broadband field tech apprenticeship programs will provide employees with opportunities to learn skills and gain on-the-job technical training to advance their careers. Deals like this help fulfill Trump’s promise to take care of American workers over American elites. It’s a model that should inform the conditions of future mergers.

By Robert Romano Antitrust concerns don’t arise without good reason. More often than not, modern-day mergers between larger players in an industry can mean layoffs for workers and bad deals for consumers. It’s rare that a good deal comes along that spurs economic investment, brings back [...]