Economy
The breakdown of trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa carries real consequences for American consumers, businesses, and workers on both sides of a border that handles hundreds of billions of…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Republic
Category: Republic Byline: The Republic Standard News Staff Tags: National Security, Iran, Scott Bessent, White House The Stakes Six months into an active military conflict with Iran, the United States…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Economy
The United States national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a threshold that underscores the cost of years of bipartisan fiscal recklessness in Washington. The milestone was reached as of August…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 23, 2026 · 1 min read
Republic
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric over the ongoing standoff with Iran on Friday, telling a rally crowd in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that he considers the Strait of Hormuz…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
A Major Trade Partner Becomes a Trade Adversary A midnight deadline came and went Friday with no deal in place, and American consumers, manufacturers, and businesses on both sides of…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Economy
The Stakes A quarter-century of federal land-use restrictions covering roughly 30 percent of all U.S. Forest Service territory may be coming to an end. The Trump administration’s move to rescind…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Economy
Category: Economy Tags: Trade, White House, Donald Trump, Canada Byline: The Republic Standard News Staff The Stakes for American Energy and Trade The United States and Canada conduct roughly $909…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Economy
Category: Economy Tags: Trade, White House, Donald Trump, Mark Carney The economic relationship between the United States and Canada touches nearly every corner of American commerce, from auto assembly lines…
By The Republic Standard Staff · August 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Economy
When a chokepoint in the Persian Gulf can erase a decade of complacency in a week, the republic has not secured its energy; it has merely rented it.
By Publius Mercator · August 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Economy
Judicial review of tariff authority is a legitimate constitutional question, but the republic's productive weakness is not a problem any judge can solve.
By Publius Mercator · August 3, 2026 · 5 min read