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Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

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A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

The proposal from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is the best we've seen for expanding paid leave to more parents. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Opinion

Marco Rubio’s eye falls on a parental-leave solution

Washington Examiner -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

In late January, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hosted a town hall to discuss socializing Medicare even further. No mainstream media carried the event. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Bernie Sanders puts lipstick on the ‘Medicare for all’ pig

Sally Pipes -

February 6, 2018 1:23 am

The retirement of the Baby Boom generation is already putting a strain on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. Absent action, spending on the big three entitlements is only going to explode in the coming decades as the retired population increases and healthcare costs rise. This is expected to drive debt to dangerous and unsustainable levels. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Columnists

The debt crisis hasn’t been averted — it’s merely being ignored

Philip Klein -

February 2, 2018 12:55 pm

Just as Social Security allows both early and deferred retirement benefits, which are compensated for with an adjustment in the size of benefits, policymakers should recognize that some people have a far greater need for support at other times — such as after giving birth. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Rationalize the safety net with this simple paid family leave reform

Carrie Lukas -

February 1, 2018 4:44 pm

In 10,000 Words to Congress, Trump Has Not Said ‘Medicare’ or ‘Social Security’ Once

Magazine

In 10,000 Words to Congress, Trump Has Not Said ‘Medicare’ or ‘Social Security’ Once

Chris Deaton -

January 31, 2018 4:28 am

President Franklin D. Roosevelt has long been an icon for the Left, but Roosevelt detested the

Columnists

FDR knew the importance of working for benefits

Noemie Emery -

January 23, 2018 5:17 am

The idea is Social Security parental benefits: Eligible workers could opt to receive parental benefits, determined using the Social Security disability formula, for up to 12 weeks. In exchange, workers agree to defer their Social Security retirement benefits by six weeks. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

You don’t have to grow government to expand paid family leave

Hadley Heath Manning -

January 15, 2018 8:55 pm

President Trump will meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at Camp David next weekend, where the three will huddle over legislative priorities for the new year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Healthcare

Trump and GOP leaders face uncertainty over 2018 legislative agenda

Sarah Bedford -

January 2, 2018 5:01 am

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