Congress Formally Grants Federal Recognition to Gay Marriage
While same-sex marriage was already protected under federal law, that protection was afforded by the Supreme Court, not Congress.
While same-sex marriage was already protected under federal law, that protection was afforded by the Supreme Court, not Congress.
The senator bemoans the "cannabis crisis" he helped maintain by blocking the SAFE Banking Act.
Plus: The editors consider the ongoing debt ceiling drama and answer a listener question about ending the war on drugs.
Sen. Rand Paul says Republicans "have to give up the sacred cow" of military spending in order to make a deal that will address the debt ceiling and balance the budget.
They both share in their authoritarian desires to censor online speech and violate citizen privacy.
The site crashed because Swift is very popular, not because antitrust enforcement is too weak.
In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.
The president seems to have forgotten his concession that such laws leave murderers with plenty of options that are "just as deadly."
Reviewing and improving the federal government’s data security and digital defenses should be a priority.
Social Security benefits will be cut automatically in less than a decade unless Congress shores up the program before it hits insolvency. Ignoring that is not a solution.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren't touching them.
Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.
Part of a law that authorizes warrantless snooping is about to expire, opening up a opportunity to better protect our privacy rights.
Taking stock of the utterly unserious fiscal policy discourse in Washington.
Getting rid of the much-despised tax agency would be a good idea. It’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
While some Republicans may have had misguided motivations, a few disrupted McCarthy's campaign in order to enact fiscal restraint. Their colleagues were fine with business as usual.
The slippery slope of political fabulism, from the "Jew-ish" freshman representative to the president of the United States.
Inflation fell to 6.5 percent in December, but new House rules ensure that Congress will have to consider the inflationary impact of future spending bills.
Plus: Lab-grown meat, the allure of raw milk, and more...
The status quo is certainly worth challenging.
The riot in Brasilia arose from the local tradition of political mob violence.
Like other authorizations for the use of military force—or AUMFs—it would be an unnecessary, unwise expansion of executive power.
Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.
Plus: House votes to rescind IRS funding, the FDA is putting unnecessary strings on pharmacies filling abortion pill prescriptions, and more...
Plus: a lightning round recollection of comical political fabulists
The decision defends the separation of powers and the rule of law against an attempt to prohibit firearm accessories by administrative fiat.
Plus: More documents showcase government pressure on social platforms, appeals court to reconsider ban on nonviolent felon gun ownership, and more...
C-SPAN has shown House proceedings since 1979 but only what the House chooses to let it show. That needs to change.
This week's Republican revolt against Kevin McCarthy is actually a rank-and-file revolt against the top-down process that both parties have used to control the House in recent years.
Plus: Misinformation about athlete deaths, FTC wants to ban noncompete clauses, and more...
The paper attributes the fight over the election of the next House speaker to "anti-establishment fervor" and a lust for "personal power."
The former Libertarian congressman was in the Capitol Wednesday drumming up a Hail Mary quest to become speaker of the House.
For most aid critics, the urge to cut off Kyiv appears unconnected to any sort of principled realism, non-interventionism, or even isolationism.
But partisans are having the wrong debate.
"We have an oligarchy right now," says Amash.
The release of the former president’s tax returns sets a dangerous precedent.
Plus: Would Adam Smith be a libertarian if he were alive today?
The insurgent Republicans want to balance the budget, impose new barriers to immigration, and increase transparency for future earmark spending.
Plus: Appeals court upholds policy linking bathrooms to biological sex, the worst states for taxes, and more...
This week, a clip of Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin claiming that speech that espouses "hate" and "violence" is not protected by the First Amendment made the rounds on Twitter, sparking sharp backlash.
Re-regulating the airline industry won’t help prevent massive service disruptions in the future.
The prospects in the next session, when Republicans will control the House, are iffy.
"She never spoke a word to me after this," the staffer, Sasha Georgiades, tells Reason.
If lawmakers keep spending like they are, and if the Fed backs down from taming inflation, then the government may create a perfect storm.
The year’s highlights in buck passing feature petulant politicians, brazen bureaucrats, careless cops, loony lawyers, and junky journalists.
After two terms in the Senate as a champion for free markets and limited government, Pennsylvania's Republican senator is heading into retirement.
The final report from the January 6 select committee falls short of proving the elements required to convict the former president.
No judge should have to fear for their lives as they defend the rule of law. But that doesn’t mean they can infringe on other civil liberties to protect their information.