EconomyNews
A $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that faced significant opposition from conservative Republicans passed the House on Monday evening by a lopsided vote of 354-58…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 spending blueprint would cut the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 16 percent, but HUD Secretary Ben Carson… Read More
EconomyNews
Against the backdrop of a record-breaking $22 trillion in national debt, the revelation that the federal government spent $4.6 million on lobster tail and crab… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Immediately after the partial federal government shutdown started, media outlets pointed to the damage the closure has inflicted on America’s national parks. From overflowing trash… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
MADISON, Wisconsin—As crowds swelled inside and outside the state Capitol and protesters sprayed Republicans with spit, insults, and hatred, Gov. Scott Walker could be forgiven… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative lawmakers say they are disappointed with a lack of conservative priorities in a new spending package, some saying it goes against stipulations President Donald… Read More
EconomyNews
NEW ORLEANS—Philip Gunn says he is trying to move more of his state’s citizens from dependency on government “freebies” to self-sufficiency and a lighter tax… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When Americans buy plane tickets, they shop around to find the deal that best suits their needs and save a lot of time and money… Read More
EconomyNews
All but a relative few farmers and other rural residents have had electricity and telephone service for a generation, but the U.S. government devoted $10… Read More
EconomyNews
The government has spent nearly $3 million studying people who drink and become aggressive at nightclubs since 2014, and found, among other things, that heavy… Read More
EconomyNews
The Trump administration proposes to reform and reorganize government by streamlining food regulation, merging two Cabinet departments, and consolidating housing programs. Combining the Education and… Read More
SocietyNews
In funding theatrical productions aimed at increasing acceptance of transgender people the National Endowment for the Arts runs the risk of reigniting a long-dormant debate… Read More
EconomyNews
A major conservative-libertarian advocacy group has thrown its support behind President Donald Trump’s call for canceling more than $15 billion in spending as a good… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate Budget Committee met May 23 to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on government efficiency and effectiveness, which identifies areas of unnecessary… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Among programs on the chopping block in the White House’s new plan to cut more than $15 billion in wasteful government spending is the Department… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Trump administration wants to consolidate existing U.S. government development finance agencies to replace the outdated Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). In that vein, members… Read More
EconomyNews
The Trump administration intends to ask Congress to cancel $15 billion in spending Tuesday, although some conservative lawmakers say more could be done to reduce… Read More
PoliticsNews
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has spent far fewer taxpayer dollars on chartered flights than his two predecessors in the Obama administration, public records show. The… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives who are unhappy with the $1.3 trillion spending bill signed last month by President Donald Trump want the president to ask Congress to rescind… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump, after wavering, decided to sign a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, asserting his highest duty as president is to “keep America safe.”… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate followed the House by passing a $1.3 trillion spending bill early Friday morning that funds the government through September, after taking 11 hours… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative lawmakers are disgruntled and outraged by the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. The Senate passed the massive package, 65-32, early Friday, following… Read More
EconomyNews
Major conservative priorities have gone missing in the spending bill to fund the government through September, House lawmakers say. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe days before his retirement was a rare case of justice. Both the Justice Department inspector general and… Read More
SecurityNews
In an interview, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin detailed new claims that his agency was hacked or spoofed, but the VA released a statement… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Early in his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all 15 of the departments of the federal government to submit plans within… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Among the many sensible proposals President Donald Trump called for during his first State of the Union address, one certainly deserves more attention than it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earmarks could be making a comeback. Before a Republican-led Congress banned earmarks back in 2011, lawmakers used earmarks to send funds directly to specific projects… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the coming weeks, Congress is set to vote on a spending bill that will include funding for federal disaster relief. Following a year of… Read More
