Spending

Opinion

To cut taxes is wisdom, to cut spending is genius

November 13, 2017 2:55 pm

The commission projected that Arizona and Minnesota will run out of funding by the end of December and the District of Columbia in early 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

Healthcare

West Virginia sets deadline for ending children’s insurance program

Robert King -

November 10, 2017 8:12 pm

The bill, from Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., would cap the pensions of former presidents at $200,000, just a bit lower than the $205,000 they receive today. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

News

House will vote next week to cap perks for former presidents

Pete Kasperowicz -

November 10, 2017 6:08 pm

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, says there will be last-minute changes to the tax reform bill to bring it into compliance with Senate rules. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

House Republicans plan last-minute changes to bill to lower tax cut to $1.5 trillion

Joseph Lawler -

November 9, 2017 12:12 am

The National Defense Authorization Act negotiated by the two armed services committees includes $634.2 billion in base spending priorities versus $603 billion requested by President Trump this spring. It also sets aside $65.7 billion for overseas military operations. (U.S. Navy photo)

National Security

House and Senate reach deal on budget cap-busting $700 billion defense bill

Travis J. Tritten -

November 8, 2017 5:00 pm

Beginning in the Reagan administration, the federal government started subsidizing parking because, like everybody else, bureaucrats need to park their cars somewhere when they work. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s EPA spent $1.5 million to subsidize parking for senior employees

Philip Wegmann -

November 8, 2017 4:28 pm

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos actually travels in her own private jet and at her own expense. Amazingly enough, her to-date travel expenses submitted for reimbursement amount to a mere $184. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

Newsweek lumps Betsy DeVos with other shady Trump Cabinet figures, doesn’t explain why

Becket Adams -

November 7, 2017 1:00 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has frequently cited examples of wasteful research, including NSF grants to study Ugandan gambling habits and another study that involved shrimp on a treadmill. This bill would simply give taxpayers a voice in the process. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, file)

Red Alert Politics

Sen. Rand Paul introduces bill to slash ‘silly research’ and hold college spending accountable

Brendan Pringle -

November 6, 2017 7:57 pm

News

Mark Meadows justifies support for tax reform by pointing to long-term growth

Kyle Feldscher -

November 5, 2017 3:53 pm

Healthcare

Paul Ryan: Repeal of Obamacare individual mandate in tax reform ‘being discussed’

Naomi Lim -

November 5, 2017 3:42 pm

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