Bipartisan 'Bucket of Garbage' Budget Bill Contains $50 Billion in Special Interest Tax Breaks
On their own, some of those tax breaks might be defensible. Dumping them into a must-pass budget bill is not.
On their own, some of those tax breaks might be defensible. Dumping them into a must-pass budget bill is not.
Many of the president's beefs are frivolous, but he is right that impeachment has been rushed.
The legislation would also prevent those under 21 from purchasing vaping products.
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The party that's calling for huge tax increases on the wealthy is about to hand wealthier Americans a big tax break that will add to the federal budget.
Will Republicans back a North American trade deal that prioritizes the interests of Democrats, labor unions, and protectionists?
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Privacy advocates have long warned about potential abuses. Will the mishandling of the Carter Page investigation change some minds?
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The gaps in the record invite the public to dismiss impeachment as a purely partisan exercise.
Since FOSTA passed in 2018, "sex workers have faced increased violence" and "have been forced onto the streets," the California congressman says.
Budget negotiations offer lawmakers the opportunity to ditch tax carve-outs and cut spending.
The libertarian analyst predicts Dems will bring as many as five articles of impeachment against President Trump.
The allegations against Trump are more serious than the offenses that led to Bill Clinton's impeachment because they relate directly to his duties as president.
“The evidence of his impeachable behavior at this point, in my view, is overwhelming," says the Fox News analyst.
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Corporate welfare wins again.
The House is simultaneously advancing bills that would legalize marijuana and ban the vast majority of vaping products.
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Rep. Justin Amash and some progressive lawmakers are trying to block it, but most Democrats seem happy to hand more spying powers to a president they are investigating for abusing his power.
The new federal ban on animal cruelty converts the Commerce Clause into a general police power.
People need to stop blaming their problems on Facebook and Twitter.
If, at the end of all this, President Mike Pence sits behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, what has been accomplished?
Why Congress should abolish the ethanol mandate.
Clear your calendars for the rest of the election.
Where does Congress get the authority to redundantly criminalize abuse of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles?
Another show trial for Facebook's beleaguered CEO
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For once, the Trump administration is on the right side of a debate with Congress over trade.
There are stories of marijuana business owners showing up at California's tax agency offices with trash bags filled with cash, even though the agency generally doesn't allow cash payments.
Democratic legislators ignore the tremendous harm-reducing potential of smoke-free nicotine delivery.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal would give journalists special federal protections that they don't need.
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The House Ways and Means Committee is investigating evidence that Trump may have attempted to influence the mandatory IRS audit conducted on sitting presidents.
Lawmakers can’t outsource presidential oversight responsibilities to the executive branch.
While there may be sound political reasons to let voters decide Trump's fate, there are sound constitutional reasons to clarify the limits of his authority.
It's a historic moment in Congress, but Senate support remains uncertain.
The Trump administration has lost the benefit of the doubt because it has relentlessly lied about so many less significant matters, from weather maps to transcripts of press conferences.
If Trump threatened to withhold aid funds in order to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and his son, he undermined Congress' power of the purse. It's an important aspect of the Ukraine scandal that has so far been largely ignored.
"Vaping is a health miracle to me," said ex-smoker Vicki Porter. "Not safe, but less harmful."
This vote is "a hopeful sign that the harmful policies of marijuana prohibition will soon be a relic of the past."
The SAFE Banking Act will be the first stand-alone marijuana legalization bill to reach the floor of the U.S. House.
It would not do much to protect public safety, but it would magnify the injustice of existing restrictions on gun ownership.
The bad news is he's a congressman now. And he's trying to stomp all over Section 230 in order to attack home-sharing apps.
A lobbying effort aimed at unleashing more cronyism launches while a new report demonstrates why the bank should be permanently shuttered.
The strongest critics of unilateral decisions to attack other countries include Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders, while Joe Biden thinks anything goes.