Congress

One More Try? Why Obamacare Repeal Is on the Horizon Again

By Rob Garver

The effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which many assumed was dead or at least in a state of suspended animation for the foreseeable future, may be showing some stirring of life...
Trump Takes on a Powerful Leader, but This Time It’s on Capitol Hill

By Rob Garver

President Trump was obviously angry. The target of his ire was a man who has been aggravating him for a long time by ignoring his demands, refusing to work through the president’s chosen...
Heads Up: Health Care Is Still in Trouble

By Rob Garver

The issue of the US health insurance system was taken off the front burner with the evident failure of the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But while it may not be in...
Here’s How Trump Could Get Democrats’ Help on Tax Reform

By Rob Garver

The Trump administration has been reaching out to ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats to talk about possible areas of agreement on tax reform.
Congress Is Constructing a Wall, All Right. But It’s Built Around Trump

By Rob Garver

Like a body’s immune system trying to wall off an abscess, the institutions of the federal government seem to be coming together to block, or at least limit, the influence of the president on the...

The US Spends Billions on Cybersecurity — but No One Is Sure Exactly How Much

By Eric Pianin

There is no universally accepted definition of what cybersecurity actually means. Moreover, the public and even lawmakers don’t have a clue as to how much the government is actually spending overall...
How Could the VA Make $5.5 Billion in Improper Payments Last Year?

By Eric Pianin

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri has been on a tear recently in going after government fraud and waste. The ranking Democrat on the Senate’s chief oversight committee and a former state auditor in...
Congress Just Handed Trump Bragging Rights on Expanded GI Education Benefits

By Eric Pianin

For a chief executive preparing to leave town on a 17-day summer vacation after suffering a humiliating setback on health care reform, President Trump will be able to claim some bragging rights when...
Top GOP Conservative: We Won’t Play Around With the Debt Ceiling

By Rob Garver

When it comes to the perennial fight to raise the federal debt ceiling, it’s usually best to assume that the struggle to give the Treasury Department clearance to actually pay the debts that the...
Why Republicans Are Going It Alone on Tax Cuts

By Eric Pianin

Republicans made it clear on Tuesday that despite their debacle in pressing for health care reform without any Democratic assistance, they would again go their own way in drafting and passing major...

$382 Billion for a Slightly Better Fighter Plane?

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

While a spending battle rages on Capitol Hill, the costly F-35 stealth fighter jet enjoys strong bipartisan support.
GOP Spending Cuts Hit Obama Priorities

By Jennifer Depaul, The Fiscal Times

House Republicans have unveiled plans for billions of dollars in spending cuts this year, including some that take aim at key Obama administration initiatives.
Congress May Resurrect ‘Tough Medicine’ Deficit Plan

By Kirk Victor, The Fiscal Times

Just when it seemed the bipartisan deficit commission’s recommendations were dead, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are confident that some of the proposals will become part of the budget policy...
Issa’s List: 'Five Biggest Job Killing Regulations'

By Louis Peck, The Fiscal Times

At Republican Rep. Darrell Issa’s urging, nearly 150 corporations and trade associations identified regulations that they claim hurt job growth. Here is the list of what some groups say are the “five...
More Upheaval in Oversight of U.S. Spending in Afghanistan

By David Francis

The forced departure of the special inspector general for Afghanistan Reconstruction is the latest sign of upheaval in the oversight of $56 billion of U.S. construction projects in war-torn...

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