The federal government is destroying Mr. Goethel’s industry through overregulation and forcing ground-fishermen like himself to pay $700 per day to have authorities monitor them on their boats.
President Trump just announced what he’s dubbing ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz, which is to help free up ships that belong to other countries of the world which have nothing to do with the blockade.
The U.S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall’s 43-day federal government shutdown. But the outlook is clouded by the Iran war.
Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will continue to serve on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve after his chairmanship of the central bank ends next month.