Budget Battles
-
GOP Infighting Continues as Senate Heads for Aid Vote
-
News Alert: House Approves $95 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
-
Dems Help Save Johnson's Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine
-
Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
-
Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
-
Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
-
Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
-
After the Capitol Attack: What Happens Next
The fallout from Wednesday’s chaos at the Capitol continued Thursday — and will likely be felt for some time. Here are the top developments: Congress certifies election, Trump says he will leave:...
-
How Do We Respond to the Trump Insurrection?
Today, January 6, 2021, is a date which will live in infamy, to borrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s words after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. Only today’s horrifying attack on American...
-
Of Four Options Facing Trump in Qatar, Only One Is the Right Choice
Three weeks after President Trump’s closely watched meeting with Arab leaders during his visit to Saudi Arabia, the No.1 question for Trump’s foreign policy team is how to navigate in a region that...
-
How the Comey Hearing Made America Great Again
By Ciro ScottiThat sound you’ve been hearing for almost five months is the world laughing at America as the rubes from New York bumble around Washington smashing the fine china of governance in a spectacle of...
-
The Only Person Who Can Bring Down Trump Is Sitting in the Oval Office
Could a wealthy businessman managing his own company do better operating the federal government than a politician? The experiment has just begun, but it’s already apparent that the type of...
-
The Comey Firing Proves We Need Two Special Counsels, Not One
James Comey finds himself out of a job unexpectedly – and perhaps not unreasonably. The timing of his exit and the confusion over the status of the investigation into alleged Russian interference in...
-
Democrats, Now the Party of No, Stonewall Trump at Their Peril
By Liz PeekAs Democrats have comfortably settled into their new role as the Party of No, some say the formerly obstructionist Republicans are getting their just desserts. But there is one stark difference...
-
Trump's Troubling Embrace of Anti-Democratic Leaders and Policies
By Rob GarverFrom the earliest days of his presidential campaign, there has been an air of authoritarianism around the man who now occupies the Oval Office. But over the past few weeks, as Donald Trump approached...
-
These Big, Expensive Giveaways to Illegal Immigrants Will Backfire on Liberals
By Liz PeekAs Trump ramps up border security, liberal Democrats vow ever-greater resistance. Blue states are increasingly adopting policies that bolster their pro-immigrant bona fides, but that may ultimately...
-
A Lawsuit Claiming Trump Is Violating the Constitution Just Got Stronger
By Rob GarverA lawsuit filed in January by the activist group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington that charges Trump with violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution has now added two new...
-
Demands for a Special Counsel to Investigate Trump’s Russia Ties Just Got Louder
By Rob GarverThe odds of a Special Counsel being appointed to investigate the alleged ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian intelligence services just improved dramatically, with the...
-
Why Trump Won’t Touch Entitlement Reform…Yet
Trump needs a lot of money to pay for his grand plans. But tinkering with Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security before the midterm elections next year is playing with fire.
-
The Staggering Costs of Operating Air Force One
By Benjamin Zhang , Business InsiderOver the past couple of weeks, the exorbitant cost of presidential travel has made its way into the spotlight. In fact, President Donald Trump's travel itinerary cost US taxpayers more than $10...
-
Trump’s Lofty Vision of Renewal Comes with a Huge Price Tag
By Rob GarverDelivering his first address to a joint session of Congress as chief executive, Donald Trump on Tuesday night achieved something that has largely eluded him in the weeks since taking the oath of...
-
Why Trump Needs the Border Tax to Secure Across-the-Board Tax Reform
By Liz PeekPresident Trump and Americans want tax reform. To get it, Trump will need to sell a new tax--on imports.