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Greece’s future: In the end Germany, not Greece, may be the biggest loser

Germany is using its size and wealth to compel its Eurozone partners to take a hard line toward Greece but in the end, Germany has much to lose by forcing the Aegean nation to choose between more austerity and dumping…

Alexis Tsipras is right, a ‘no’ vote is best for Greece

Sunday, Greeks should vote “no”! Hellenic voters are being asked whether they accept the terms offered by the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund to extend the bailout for Athens’ troubled finances or give Prime Minister Tsipras…

Democrat Jim Webb joins 2016 White House race

Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is jumping into the race for president, becoming the latest Democrat to try for a primary upset over frontrunner Hillary Clinton. In a message to supporters obtained by Fox News, and later posted on his…

Martin O’Malley Set to Throw His Hat in Ring for White House

Martin O’Malley attends the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Washington. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley set to announce he is running for President tomorrow…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Maryland Law That Double-Taxes Income Earned in Other States

(AP) WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a Maryland tax that has the effect of double-taxing income residents earn in other states. Maryland officials say the 5-4 ruling means the loss of hundreds of millions…

Congress cannot let Obama negotiate a free trade agreement without tough new rules

Congress should not permit President Obama to negotiate a free trade agreement with Pacific nations without tough new rules to stop currency manipulation and other cheating on trade deals. Trade agreements eliminate tariffs and lower regulatory barriers to commerce—for example,…

All-Star Panel: Reaction to rioting in Baltimore

This is a rush transcript from “Special Report,” April 27, 2015. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER, ANCHOR: Looking live in Baltimore as police are trying to get the situation under…

Memo to Congress: Don’t give Obama fast track authority for Pacific Trade Pact

Congress should deny President Obama authority to negotiate yet another jobs killing trade pact in the Pacific. Free trade agreements eliminate tariffs and rein in many administrative barriers to commerce—such as inconsistencies in bank regulations and intellectual property laws—and should…

Supreme Court should nix ObamaCare subsidies, instigate reform

The Supreme Court could improve American health care by striking down federal subsidies offered through HealthCare.com—the federal exchange that sells insurance in states without government-run marketplaces. Most Americans never wanted the Affordable Care Act. A recent Gallup poll found 56…

Five things you should know about Janet Yellen’s plan for higher interest rates

Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has been giving banks virtually free money by keeping their short term borrowing rates near zero. This week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the Fed is getting even more optimistic about the economy…