Republicans Use Fuzzy Math To Claim Large FBI, ATF Cuts in Budget Bill
The total appropriations package would cut $200 billion over 10 years, as the national debt expands by $20 trillion.
The total appropriations package would cut $200 billion over 10 years, as the national debt expands by $20 trillion.
The Royalty Transparency Act passed unanimously out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday.
Why are federal taxpayers paying for upgrades at tiny rural airports, Thanksgiving Day parades, and enhancements for Alaskan king crabs?
A new bill would ban TikTok and give the president power to declare other social media apps off limits.
Anatomy of a budget gimmick.
And it isn't the first time.
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Despite the popular narrative, Millennials have dramatically more wealth than Gen Xers had at the same age, and incomes continue to grow with each new generation.
Two-thirds of Americans oppose the Alabama ruling that claims frozen embryos are equivalent to children.
"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."
I shouldn't have to spend so much money on an accountant every year. But I don't really have a choice.
It's just one reason the program should likely be terminated altogether.
A Biden administration ploy could give the federal government control over drug prices.
A shaggy roadtrip comedy set against the backdrop of late 1990s right-wing family values politics fails to come together.
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Next week, Congress will have to choose between a rushed omnibus bill or a long-term continuing resolution that comes with a possible 1 percent spending cut.
The policy is a true budget buster and is ineffective in the long term.
Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."
The president criticized companies for selling "smaller-than-usual products" whose "price stays the same." But it was his and his predecessor's spending policies that caused the underlying issue.
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Sen. Mike Lee's "technological exploitation" bill also redefines consent.
New Congressional Budget Office data shows how higher-than-expected immigration is a win for the economy and the federal budget.
The Massachusetts senator blames corporate greed for price increases that were caused by inflationary federal spending she supported.
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It mixes much-needed reform with changes that could upend the asylum system in damaging ways.
In exchange, the libertarian president had to scale back some of his free-market ambitions.
Congress and the leading presidential candidates are wildly unpopular. But don’t expect new faces.
If House Speaker Mike Johnson really wants less chaos at the border, he should look for ways to make legal immigration more accessible—and more attractive—than illegal immigration.
And why the Congressional Budget Office does a poor job of making those estimates.
A watchdog group cites ATF "whistleblowers" who describe a proposed policy that would be plainly inconsistent with federal law.
The reality raises questions about the kind of future we want to leave for the next generation.
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Under the Controlled Substances Act, the agency does not have the discretion to "deschedule marijuana altogether."
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The congressman's "Glue Trap Prohibition Act" would make it illegal to sell glue traps or even use them in the home.
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Republican lawmakers criticized the former NIH official for playing "semantics" about lab leaks and gain-of-function research during closed-door congressional testimony this week.
Government is "promoting bad behavior," says Sen. Rand Paul. He's right.
The federal government is borrowing money at a mind-spinning rate, and you can't blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic anymore.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.