"Tuesday is tax day, the deadline for millions of U.S. wage earners to settle up with the federal government. It's rarely a pleasurable experience.

"The National Taxpayers Union reports that Americans in 2024 spent the equivalent of about $464 billion in time and treasure complying with the U.S. tax code. That alone should be an impetus for Congress to tackle tax simplification above and beyond the modest steps forward achieved through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

"As billions roll into Washington, this would also be an opportune time to consider perhaps the most persistent myth about the nation's hemorrhaging balance sheet: That soaring annual budget deficits and a national debt that fast approaches $37 trillion are the result of an inadequate tax system that fails to separate enough Americans from more of their own money."

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"All the cut-a-nuke-deal-with-Iran enthusiasts are marveling that Tehran's negotiator deigned to meet face-to-face with President Donald Trump's envoy on Saturday, and agreed to meet again a week later.

"Huh: Sure looks the Iranians still mean to drag the talks out until they've already gone nuclear; Trump needs to ensure Steve Witkoff doesn't get sucked into the illusion of progress.

"Tehran has already enriched enough uranium to weapons-grade to build multiple nuclear weapons; it only needs to play for time."

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"Americans are growing increasingly uneasy about the state of the U.S. economy and their own personal financial situation in the face of stubborn inflation and tariff wars.

"To that point, 73% of respondents said they are 'financially stressed,' with 66% of that group pointing to the tariff wars as a main source, according to a new CNBC/Survey Monkey online poll.

"The survey of 4,200 U.S. adults was conducted April 3 to 7."

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"On Wednesday night, following numerous rulings from district court judges against the Trump administration, the House voted 219-213 on a bill from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) that will do something about the problem. That bill, the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 (NORRA), aims to amend the United States code and 'to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief...'"

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"Members of Trump's inner circle have begun to openly feud as the reciprocal tariffs prompt mixed reactions on the world stage. At the core of the division is messaging, namely whether to present the tariffs as a long-term revenue raiser or as part of a negotiating tactic to secure more favorable trade deals with other nations.

"On the one hand, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears to be the leader of the 'making deals' camp while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and economic advisor Peter Navarro are more bullish on the tariffs for their own merits.

"What may have been largely behind-the-scenes disagreements spilled into the open on Tuesday when Navarro addressed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk's control of Tesla and his vested interest in barrier-free foreign trade."

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"Mr. President, take 'yes' for an answer.

"On Monday, as the fallout from Liberation Day continued to rile markets, the European Union surrendered.

"'We have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods,' European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

"That would lower the price of pharmaceuticals, cars and other products that American companies export to the EU.

"It's exactly the sort of agreement that would make President Trump's tariff wars a success -- forcing nations to make better deals for our workers. And if the agreement isn't perfect, it's at least a starting point."

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"Maybe all that winning was becoming boring.

"Whatever the reasons that led President Trump to rock the globe with his 'Liberation Day' tariff regime, the immediate result has been a world of hurt for millions upon millions of Americans.

"The stock market meltdown that wiped out some $6.4 trillion of value last Thursday and Friday means many households saw 10% or more of their nest eggs suddenly erased.

"Their pain is matched only by their confusion about why the president triggered the sell-off."

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"In this age of rage, it is common for people to become the very thing that they despise in others, jettisoning their most cherished values to strike out at those they hate.

"Since the election, Democrats have shown that very self-destructive quality of rage in adopting anti-immigrant, anti-free speech, anti-labor, and even anti-environmental positions to get at Donald Trump or his supporters.

"It consumes every part of a person. It is addictive, and it is contagious. What these rage addicts will not admit, however, is that they like it; they need it.

"That was evident this week in New York, where democratic legislators are again moving to weaponize state laws for political purposes -- just like they did with Trump.

"This time, they are targeting Elon Musk, whose dealerships, charging stations, and customers have been hit by political violence from the left."

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"Two Republican-led states have removed hundreds of thousands of registrations from their voter rolls this month, while another identified hundreds of non-citizen voters during their voter list maintenance.

"Collectively, the GOP-led states of Idaho and Missouri took nearly 300,000 registrations off their voter rolls after finding inactive, ineligible, or deceased voters, in addition to duplicates and voters who moved. Iowa identified nearly 300 non-citizens on the state's voter rolls and referred them to the Iowa attorney general.

"President Donald Trump issued an executive order on election integrity last week, offering assistance to states on maintaining voter rolls. 'To identify unqualified voters registered in the States: the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with applicable law, ensure that State and local officials have, without the requirement of the payment of a fee, access to appropriate systems for verifying the citizenship or immigration status of individuals registering to vote or who are already registered,' the executive order reads."

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"The New York Times editorial board just discovered what conservatives have been saying for years: the Democratic Party is completely out of touch with everyday Americans.

It's a stunning rebuke from a paper that typically carries the water for Dems. The Times finally admitted the obvious: Democrats' obsession with identity politics and their 'scolding, censorious posture' have driven voters straight into Republicans' arms.

'In the aftermath of this comprehensive defeat, many party leaders have decided that they do not need to make significant changes to their policies or their messages,' the editorial board writes. 'They have instead settled on a convenient explanation for their plight.'"

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