I & I Editorial BoardNews, issues and events that caught our eye.
House Tax, Spending Bill Unveiled: Can It Pass?
House GOP unleashes sweeping tax legislation — Politico
Tax cuts cost forecast gives GOP leaders room to maneuver on SALT — Politico
The Ugly Truth About the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Way Too Much Spending’ — Sen. Ron Johnson, Wall Street Journal, via Archive.today
U.S. And Saudis: Cozier For A Purpose?
Trump signs ‘strategic economic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia — Fox Business
Trump signs deals with Saudis, including biggest-ever $142 billion arms agreement — Times Of Israel
Trump secures historic Saudi investment totaling $600 billion — MxM News
Trump Lifts All Sanctions On Syria — Citizen Free Press, via X
California Can’t Get Out Of Its Own Way
At This Blistering Pace, Burned Down Parts of L.A. Should Be Rebuilt in…Decades and Decades — PJ Media
CA’s estimated $10B deficit ‘precisely’ matches illegal immigrant health care cost — The Center Square, via AOL
California’s fourth-ranked economy is also tops in unemployment, poverty and deficits — CalMatters.org
Newsom Calls on California Cities to End Homeless Encampments: ‘No More Excuses’ — The Wrap
Newsom relinquishing control to China to meet the energy demands of Californians? — America Out Loud News
Berkeley Finally Learns the Truth About the Homeless Crisis… Almost — PJ Media
After 40 Years, It Gets Noticed . . . The Silent War On Boys
It’s Not Just a Feeling: Data Shows Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind — The New York Times, via Archive.today
No, Being Raised By A ‘Group Of Pals’ Isn’t Better Than Having A Mom And Dad — The Federalist
Mike Rowe Warns of Troubling Trend Among Working-Age Men — Hot Air
China On The Precipice
Is China fully collapsing? — American Thinker
What Should Be Said About China — Ralph L. DeFalco, III
China faces serious economic hurdles amid growing trade tensions — Capitalism Institute
China has serious problems here, expert says — Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer, Fox Business
Dems Blame Biden For, Well, Everything Now
Top Harris Aide Goes Scorched Earth On Joe Biden — Daily Caller
Jake Tapper Says White House, Dems Were ‘Lying’ All Along About Biden’s Health Until Election Ended — Daily Caller
Racism: Apparently It’s Everywhere
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government — Religion News Service
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America — The Columbian
CNN Analyst Goes on Wild, Racist Rant Against White South Afrikaners — RedState
Miscellaneous Other Interesting Stuff . . .
Annual inflation rate hit 2.3% in April, less than expected and lowest since 2021 — CNBC
Tariff receipts topped $16 billion in April, a record that helped cut the budget deficit — CNBC
Trump Adviser on Strained Relations with Canada: ‘Kept Making It Worse and Worse with Their Rhetoric’ — Grabienews
Alberta separatism gets Fox News attention after Carney-Trump meeting — Global News
Judge Allows IRS to Help ICE Agents Locate Illegal Aliens Through Tax Data — Breitbart
If Putin Doesn’t Attend Peace Talks This Week in Person, Negotiations Are Over, Warns Ukraine — Breitbart
Democratic National Committee panel voids David Hogg’s election as party vice chair — Fox News
The link to Ron Johnson’s WSJ opinion piece goes to a dead link. Archive.is shouldn’t be used anymore as they transitioned to Archive.md
To read Johnson’s piece, you can go his senate website:
https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/the-ugly-truth-about-the-big-beautiful-bill