Month: February 2017
The Senate Approves Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions, […]
Do You Have A Will? Most Don’t
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR Only 42% of U.S. adults currently have estate planning documents such as a will or living trust, according to a new Caring.com report. The percentage is even […]
The Cost of Loving is Going Up
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR Expressing your love this Valentine’s Day doesn’t come cheap with higher price tags on several popular tokens of affection, according to the 2017 Cost of Loving Index. […]
Bankruptcies for This Industry Skyrocket
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR Although energy companies grabbed the biggest bankruptcy headlines in 2016, the number of bankruptcy filings by U.S. retailers nearly doubled, and 2017 looks bleak for the industry, according […]
The Trump Effect on Business
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR President Donald Trump’s proposed policies will have significant implications for a range of industries and, indeed, the entire global economy. While many of his proposed policies on trade, […]
Could 2017 See the Death of the Performance Appraisal?
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Bob Kelleher, Special for USABR A growing body of data suggests that the traditional annual or twice-yearly performance appraisal may have outlived its usefulness. Today, information is both […]
How to Increase Financial Wellness
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR. BCU has selected the award-winning Enrich™ Financial Wellness Platform from iGrad to be the online and mobile centerpiece of BCU’s enhanced Life. Money. You.™ financial education program. The […]
Betsy DeVos Approved by Senate for Secretary of Education
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said that Betsy DeVos, confirmed by the Senate today as Education Secretary, will restore Tennessee classrooms to Tennessee communities—adding that her […]
Trump Dramatically Changes Obamacare Replacement Timeline
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. On Sunday’s Fox News interview with Donald Trump by Bill O’Reilly, a statement was made that was only a couple of minutes of the interview, but has far […]
The Rise of Football From Then Until Now
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmerican football is one of the most popular sports in the world, but the game’s roots are much older than people suspect. The modern rules developed out of rugby games […]
NBC’s SNL’s Hilarious take On President’s Spokesman
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Our take on the President’s spokesperson is one who is more flustered or confused, but Saturday Night Live’s “angry” take is pretty hilarious.
Obamacare’s Disturbing Enrollment Numbers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services again fell short of its projected enrollment numbers for Obamacare—this time by 4.6 million people. As Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady(R-TX) said […]
True or False Test on Winter Driving
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy USABR. Winter is here in full force, and with it comes a variety of winter-weather hazards on the roads. Half of Americans have found their car stuck or buried […]
One Hundred Most Romantic Restaurants
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy USABR. In celebration of the romantic dining experiences we have on and around Valentine’s Day, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline […]
Super Bowl by the Numbers
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy USABR. Super Bowl 51 will be played Feb. 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first Super Bowl was played on Jan. 15, 1967, at Los Angeles […]
Tanks at the Super Bowl?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR. When it comes to a big games and epic battles, Wargaming definitely knows the score whenever massive teams (of tanks) face off on the field. That’s why this […]
Terror Attack Hits the Louvre in France
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. An attack at the Louvre in France, here is how the media is covering it:
Breaking: Trump Imposes Sanctions on Iran
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Statement by National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn: Today, the United States sanctioned twenty-five individuals and entities that provide support to Iran’s ballistic missile program and to the […]
A Profile of US Veterans
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy The US Census Bureau, Special. for USDR. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed […]
Chairman Brady, Upbeat about Jobs Report
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s January 2017 jobs report: “Today’s jobs report is good […]
Chairman Brady Weighs in on Trade Talks Following Meeting with Trump, Pence
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement after a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, […]
A State to State Look at Sales Tax
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR Forty-five states and the District of Columbia impose statewide sales taxes on their residents, but 38 states also allow local governments to impose additional taxes that can […]
US Senate Confirms Trump’s Choice for Secretary of State
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined members of the Senate in voting to confirm Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of […]
Considering Filing A Lawsuit? Here are a Few Things you Should Know
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy USABR Considering filing a lawsuit? Jeff Kravitz, partner at Fox Rothschild LLC, explains the dos and don’ts of suing someone on the Price of Business with Bill Knapik. There […]
House Leader on Trump’s Choice for Supreme Court
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Just now, President Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his pick for Supreme Court Justice. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement: President Trump made a […]