Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at a “rate of 1.9 percent” and “salaries increased 0.9 percent” in the third quarter of 2019. The third quarter GDP increase is a result of a few factors, including consumer spending, which “increased $24.3 billion” in September. Consumer spending follows the third quarter personal…
House Approves Continued Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump
October 31, 2019
The House of Representatives has approved the continued impeachment proceedings against President Trump. After one hour of debate, the House voted 232-196 to allow House “committees to continue their ongoing investigations” and to determine “whether sufficient grounds exist… to impeach Donald John Trump.” The House of Representatives is now “permitted…
Solar Power Leading the Way as Renewable Energy Now Constitutes 11% of Total Electric Generation in the U.S.
October 30, 2019
The solar power industry is leading the way in renewables, as the market has seen a 13.7% increase in year over year power generation. Renewable energy now constitutes 11% of total electric power generation in the United States according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Solar…
U.S. to Deploy Troops to Syria to Defend Oil Fields
October 29, 2019
The U.S. will deploy troops to northern Syria to defend oil fields in the region. These “oil fields provided ISIS with the bulk of financial resources used to fund its terror [and] U.S. troops will remain positioned in this strategic area to deny ISIS [future] access”, Secretary of Defense Mark…