Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Want to Fix the Debt? Bring Back Earmarks
Even in their heyday, earmarks accounted for roughly 1 percent of total federal outlays.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Doctors Are Drowning in Data Entry as Health IT Policy Lags
To get there, the federal government needs to: 1) Task private sector bodies with any regulatory activities that span beyond the federal government’s traditional role of assuring consumer protections
Politics · 115th Congress
Paul Ryan ‘Worried About the Consequences of a Trade War’
Trump Touts Party Unity, Year One Accomplishments in Speech to GOP Retreat [jwp-video n=”1″] John T. Bennett contributed to this report.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Pick Up Your Forks. It’s Time for Another Dinner Table Bargain
Website | Twitter | Facebook Also Watch: Book Sellers, Self Funders and 970 Liabilities for One Entry: Takeaways From the Wealth of Congress [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Budget Watchdog Sees $2 Trillion Deficits Within 10 Years
CBO’s last baseline budget update in June 2017 estimated the deficit — $666 billion at the end of fiscal 2017 — would top $1 trillion in fiscal 2022 and reach $1.5 trillion in fiscal 2027 if current
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump: ‘Trade Wars are Good’
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Economists, national security experts and GOP lawmakers disagree with that assessment.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The President’s ‘Black Panther’ Suit — Lessons From ‘Wakanda’ to the U.S.
Watch: Trump to Lawmakers: “I’ll Love You” If Action Is Taken on Gun Legislation [jwp-video n=”1″] The new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has huge challenges as he tries to restore faith in
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump’s Negatives Are the Biggest — but Are They Also the Best?
Watch: Trump Plays to Supporters, Bald Spot in CPAC Address [jwp-video n=”1″] On Election Day, he had 60 percent unfavorables, according to the exit polls, a number I’ve cited before.
Politics · 115th Congress
Mississippi’s Chris McDaniel Expected to Announce Senate Bid
The filing deadline to run for Senate is March 1. The primary is June 5. McDaniel had also expressed interested in running for lieutenant governor.
Politics · 115th Congress
As NAFTA Talks Resume, New Business Poll Backs Staying in Pact
Just 1 percent viewed leaving NAFTA favorably and 3 percent thought such an action would be inconsequential.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: If Nothing Else, the Budget Act Is a Win for Chronic Care
Watch: Cruz Talks Obamacare at CPAC [jwp-video n=”1″] Sixty percent of adults in this country have at least one chronic condition, and 40 percent have two or more.
Policy · 115th Congress
Report: Cybercrime May Have Cost 0.8 Percent of 2016 Global GDP
Watch: Intelligence Officials Aware of Russian Activity Aimed at 2018 Elections [jwp-video n=”1″] Growing impact With the help of modeling techniques used in economic research when data is
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Infrastructure Bill Shouldn’t Ignore Our Aging Water Systems
Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″] This crisis stems from not just a failure to invest, but also a failure to innovate.
Politics · 115th Congress
Warren Responds to Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Nickname, Defends Family History
Watch: Warren Rebukes Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Nickname in Speech to National Congress of American Indians [jwp-video n=”1″] The Republican National Committee noticed Warren’s speech, calling
Politics · 115th Congress
Grayson Raking in Donations but Won’t Say Where He’s Running
Correction, Feb. 13, 2018, 1:30 p.m. | An earlier version of this story misstated the amount of money raised by Alan Grayson. He took in about $320,000 in 2017.
Politics · 115th Congress
The Curious Case of Melanija Knavs
Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″] An immigrant’s story But he and his team have never thoroughly addressed the curious case of then-Melanija Knavs, who at 26 moved
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: On DACA, Not All Bitter Pills Are Poison
Watch: DACA Protesters Sit on Senate Steps, Get Arrested [jwp-video n=”1″] Both sides, to be fair, have substantial criticisms of the president’s framework.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Banking Panel Advances Fed, Two Other Financial Nominees
Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″]
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Acting on Opioids Is Easy. Recovery Is Hard
Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″] Matters could actually get worse.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
King Announces Lobster Emoji Officially Coming Soon
— Senator Angus King (@SenAngusKing) February 7, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; The senator wrote to Unicode requesting a lobster emoji in September 2017 and cited the importance of the animal on Maine’s