EconomyCommentary
The Senate passed its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution late Thursday night, paving the way for potentially the most comprehensive tax reform package in decades…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Longer work weeks could mean quicker votes on two of President Donald Trump’s nominees who Senate Democrats attacked for their religious views. Senate Majority Leader… Read More
PoliticsNews
Eleven GOP senators wrote a letter asking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend the chamber’s work hours to a 24/7 schedule “ to advance… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the federal government’s bureaucracy could be a key player in reforming it, and in keeping the president’s campaign pledge… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump has not been able to fully implement his agenda, in no small part because the Senate is not confirming his nominees, conservatives… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., supports an important step toward fixing the backlog of judicial nominations that are piling up in the Senate. McConnell… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last week, the Senate Budget Committee released its long-awaited fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. The purpose of such a resolution is twofold. First, as a… Read More
PoliticsNews
Challenger Roy Moore soundly defeated incumbent Luther Strange in Tuesday’s runoff to choose the Republican nominee in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. With all precincts… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Over the weekend, Republican senators released a new version of “Graham-Cassidy,” their latest effort to undo Obamacare’s damage. It’s far from clear the bill can… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Since January, Republicans in Congress have been working on efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare using the budget reconciliation vehicle. As a last-ditch effort to… Read More
LawCommentary
Oregon’s two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, have announced they will seek to block the confirmation of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals… Read More
LawCommentary
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., seems determined to block a judicial nominee from his home state. On Tuesday, Franken announced his intent to obstruct Minnesota Supreme… Read More
Health CareNews
Some Republicans in Alaska are frustrated that one of their own broke ranks to vote with Senate Democrats against repealing Obamacare. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior… Read More
PoliticsNews
Two Republicans, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, will compete in a runoff election in September after failing to garner… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Before leaving for its summer break, the U.S. Senate confirmed 67 of President Donald Trump’s nominees to positions in 12 different executive branch departments and… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back to work and deliver on the promises Republicans… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cast the only vote against a Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill that passed the Senate Thursday in an… Read More
PoliticsNews
America would look quite different without Senate filibusters in the first six years of President Barack Obama’s administration, giving pause to conservatives as President Donald… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Enough is enough. The Senate needs to get back to work and deliver a health care reform bill. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump needs to shut… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Republican senators are reportedly working on a so-called “skinny repeal” of Obamacare. While details remain sparse, no one should mistake this last-minute effort for being… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration “proposes ceasing new business operations and initiating the wind-down of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation starting… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Senate health care bill (the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017) would fundamentally reform federal Medicaid payment. As Washington Post columnist George Will has… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next FBI director said he wasn’t aware of Donald Trump Jr.’s email chain about a Russian lawyer that… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Senate will have less time off in August so the lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform, Senate… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The United States Senate has just 35 working days until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, and that’s assuming Mondays and Fridays… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Congressional Budget Office released its score on Monday of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. The top-line score is very similar to the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Whatever the merits or demerits of the recently released Senate version of the GOP health care bill, some have suggested that it should put more… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No thanks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., President Donald Trump’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget is one step closer to his new… Read More
Health CareCommentary
While the ongoing congressional effort to reform health care is falling short of repealing Obamacare, it is critical that Congress maximize every opportunity to undo… Read More
PoliticsNews
Russians hacked or attempted to hack into election systems in 21 states, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed to a Senate panel Wednesday, but stressed… Read More
