EconomyCommentary
A Soda Tax Turns 5
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They’re “protecting” people, they said…. Read More
PoliticsNews
‘American People Are Sick of It’: House Freedom Caucus Vows to Oppose More Reckless Spending
Members of the House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday vowed to oppose another budget continuing resolution without changes, which they said would only promote more irresponsible… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
BOONDOGGLES: 7 Examples of Wasteful, Outrageous Earmarks in Senate Spending Package
This week, the Senate will be debating—and will likely vote on—a package of spending bills that covers the departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Government Doesn’t Have Right to ‘Take Whatever It Wants of Your Labors,’ Federal Budget Expert Says
It’s the duty of Congress to use American tax dollars responsibly, Richard Stern says. American taxpayers deserve to know where their money’s going because “the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
4 Images Reveal How Congress Is Committing an $11 Billion Fraud on American Public
Perhaps the single biggest legislative fight this year has been over federal spending. There’s a good reason for that: The national debt is now an… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As National Debt Hits $32 Trillion, 4 Examples of Absurd ‘Only in Washington’ Budget Logic
American families must find ways to pinch pennies every day, especially in the face of massive inflation since the start of the Biden administration. In… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Introduce Pro-Life Budget as 1-Year Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reversal Approaches
The Republican Study Committee has introduced “the most pro-life congressional budget ever produced, with dozens of policies that support our fight to protect and uphold… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Memo to Debt Limit Negotiators: Here Are 5 Wasteful Budget Items Ripe for Cutting
As negotiations over the debt limit continue to dominate headlines in Washington, the central focus of the back-and-forth between Democratic President Joe Biden and House… Read More
Economy Analysis
If America Defaults on Debt, ‘It Will Be 100% Joe Biden’s Responsibility,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt… Read More
EducationCommentary
Maryland Governor Tries to End School Choice for Low-income Families
Families and students in Maryland can breathe a sigh of relief after lawmakers agreed to provide $9 million in funding for the state’s school choice… Read More
EconomyCommentary
6 Charts Show Why Washington Must Cut Spending ASAP
The recently released Biden administration budget for 2024 was layered with problems. It doesn’t take the surging size of the national debt seriously; it views… Read More
EconomyNews
Janet Yellen Says More Bank Bailouts Could Be on the Horizon
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in remarks Tuesday that regulators may ensure all deposits at more banks following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank… Read More
EconomyNews
Biden Tries to Boost Pay for Federal Bureaucrats by Highest Rate Since Carter
President Joe Biden’s $7 trillion tax-and-spending plan would boost pay for federal bureaucrats by 5.2%, their highest raise in decades and more than private sector… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s $7 Trillion Budget Shell Game Takes More of Everyone’s Money, Despite His Promises
The president’s budget for fiscal year 2024 is less a display of prudent finance as it is reminiscent of a carnival shell game. If you… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
6 Charts Show Crucial Facts About Spending, Taxes, Deficits Missing From Biden’s Budget
The Biden administration on Thursday released an outline for its fiscal year 2024 budget. As expected, it promotes the same swampy, big-government agenda as last… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Breaking Down Biden’s State of the Union Speech: What He Got Right, Where He Missed Mark
In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Tuesday night covered everything from the economy and Medicare to gun control, fentanyl,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Food Stamp Reforms to Improve Outcomes for the Truly Needy—and Save Taxpayers Billions
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the food stamp program became (and has remained) bloated, in part because of a potentially illegal double-digit benefits increase by the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats Use Accounting Gimmicks to Conceal Spending in Bloated ‘Build Back Better’ Bill
President Joe Biden is twisting arms to get “agreement” this week on hundreds of tax and spending provisions in his multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill while… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Budget Gets ‘F’ for Its Second Grade Math
President Joe Biden, 78, has a 7-year-old’s grasp of basic math. “My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars,” Biden claimed via Twitter on Sept. 25. Regarding this multitrillion-dollar… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill Is a ‘Socialist Wish List’
Editor’s note: Tim Doescher, host of “Heritage Explains” podcast, talks with Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, about the massive… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No, Government Spending Isn’t ‘Zero Cost’
This week, President Joe Biden made the incredible statement—sycophantically repeated by the press—that his $3.5 trillion budget bill, which includes major spending initiatives on everything… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Socialist Dream Is Tax-and-Spend Nightmare
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a vote soon to push Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion socialist dream budget one step closer to law. The news gets worse… Read More
Commentary
8 Things You Need to Know About Democrats’ Tax Increase Bill
Congressional Democrats this week finally unveiled the legislative text of the largest tax increase in more than 50 years. It weighs in at more than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Is There So Little Outrage at All of the Corporate Welfare?
Today’s politicians want to spend more on everything: Amtrak subsidies, sports stadium subsidies, green energy subsidies, even fossil fuel subsidies. President Joe Biden says the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Even Some Democrats Sound Alarm on Radical $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill
Despite already spending trillions of dollars on COVID-19 relief legislation, for the past few months, Democrats have been focused on designing the largest tax-and-spend bill… Read More
PoliticsNews
How Democrats Plan to Hike Taxes to Pay for $3.5 Trillion in Spending
House Democrats will consider nearly $3 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade in an attempt to pay for their $3.5 trillion budget that… Read More
PoliticsNews
9 House Democrats Vow to Block $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Until Biden Signs Infrastructure Package
Nine centrist Democrats in the House vowed in a letter released early Friday that they would not vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget until President… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bloated $1.1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Neither Reasonable nor Centrist
The bipartisan group of senators that just passed a $1.1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is attempting to sell it as a reasonable, centrist compromise. Yet… Read More
PoliticsNews
11 Notable Topics in Senate Vote-a-Rama on Spending $3.5 Trillion
In forcing through a $3.5 trillion spending bill that includes portions of the Green New Deal and lays the groundwork to grant amnesty to illegal… Read More
EconomyNews
9 Things You Need to Know About the Budget Resolution’s Reckless Tax and Spending Spree
After passing a $1.1 trillion infrastructure spending bill on a bipartisan basis—which is filled with liberal spending priorities—the Senate will now consider a budget resolution… Read More
