The U.S. Postal Service 'Unsustainable,' Says GAO. And That Was Before COVID-19 Hit.
The USPS has lost $78 billion since 2007, but could lose as much as $13 billion this year as the pandemic has crushed mail volume.
The USPS has lost $78 billion since 2007, but could lose as much as $13 billion this year as the pandemic has crushed mail volume.
Before spending another dollar, Congress should make sure someone is keeping an eye how the largest pile of government cash in American history is being spent.
We need essential workers right now. We also need markets and the price signals they provide.
A new report from the Social Security Administration expects the program to hit insolvency by 2035. Some experts say it could happen as soon as 2028 if there is a serious recession.
The Trump-era GOP lends credence to the idea that Obama-era Republicans cared about deficits only as a means of hampering a Democratic president.
It's obvious that there will be more government spending in response to the coronavirus, but distinguishing the essential from the nice-to-have is more important than ever.
The Minnesota congresswoman's proposal to cancel rents and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic is both wildly impractical and constitutionally dubious.
He has no colleagues or staff, but he's supposed to provide oversight on $454 billion in coronavirus spending—nearly equal to the annual budget for Medicare.
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The last time we sent this much money to the Kennedy Center, it was for a pair of Hamilton tickets.
"We're not going to be looking back," said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
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Politicians are merely using COVID-19 to push for policies they already wanted.
The new bill takes aim at internet freedom and privacy under the pretense of saving kids.
Politicians of both major parties are using COVID-19 to advance their pre-existing policy agendas.
Some Republican senators are working hard to get Trump behind stronger fixes.
Privacy activists on the left and the right decry a limp set of proposed changes to the USA Freedom Act.
The USA Freedom Act is about to sunset. Who will decide how and if it will be changed?
The EARN IT is an attack on encryption masquerading as a blow against underage porn.
A Symposium at The Regulatory Review engages with "Delegation and Time," and the question of whether Congress is capable of addressing nondelegation concerns.
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A congressional battle erupts over how much to reform the soon-to-expire USA Freedom Act—if they reform it at all.
Lynchings are already illegal. But the law would give prosecutors more power—including what amounts to an expansion of the federal death penalty.
"Each president has more authority than his predecessors."
Eight Republicans join the vote, but that's not enough to overrule a likely veto.
A real plan or just a "climate messaging exercise"?
The PRO Act would implement a veritable grab bag of policies that labor unions have been pushing Congress to pass for years. The House will vote on it this week.
A major constitutional clash is unfolding at SCOTUS.
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A bipartisan coalition wants to restrain secret snooping and create more independent oversight of the secretive FISA Court.
Republicans might rue that mistake when Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders inherits Trump's beefed-up trade authority.
Four Republicans cross the aisle to support a new resolution limited the president's power to wage war. But could they get enough to overrule a veto?
Even the president’s buddies understand the threat posed by the unconstrained use of military force.
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“Let’s vote on this and see who is serious about ending forever wars.”
Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul declare support for a Senate version.
Whether politicians care about congressional oversight seems to hinge on who is in power.
Hearings aren’t about educating lawmakers or getting answers. They're all about getting good soundbites.
Politicians use congressional hearings to score cheap points and bully productive people.
The constitutional role of Congress is not to cheerlead a major escalation of a nearly 17-year-old conflict. It's to consider the best interest of the American people.
Democratic presidential candidates sparred over how they'd close one of the worst excesses of the war on terror.
The solar industry has benefited from "temporary" tax credits for decades. These might finally be allowed to lapse.