EconomyCommentary
Congressional leaders on Wednesday announced their latest budget-busting deal. The plan would provide a much-needed boost to defense spending, but fails in almost all other… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in a big-spending Congress. That’s a misguided vision,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas was chosen last month to replace a fellow Republican, Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee, as chairman of the House Budget Committee…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earmarks could be making a comeback. Before a Republican-led Congress banned earmarks back in 2011, lawmakers used earmarks to send funds directly to specific projects… Read More
EconomyNews
The Congressional Budget Office’s overestimation of future enrollment in Obamacare raises questions about the agency’s commitment to nonpartisanship, one of the Senate’s prominent budget experts… Read More
EconomyNews
Reinstating earmarks would encourage corrupted self-interest, a former U.S. senator warns. “Earmarks are about going to your banal interests rather than your highest interests; they’re… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The government shutdown may be over for now, but that doesn’t mean our military and national defense are on track to achieve the rebuilding that… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump applauded Senate Democrats Monday for backing a bill that will keep the government funded through Feb. 8, which ends the three-day government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress faced a number of bad options on Friday, when government funding expired for the third time this fiscal year. But lawmakers picked the worst… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of passing yet another continuing resolution on Jan. 19 to keep the government from shutting down. If another continuing resolution… Read More
