The Debt Crisis Is Getting Real
Rising bond yields mean the national debt is going to be a lot more expensive in the next few years, and we just keep adding to it.
Obama Administration
How the Past 4 American Presidents Helped Escalate Tensions in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is singularly responsible for the war that began this week. But the past four presidential administrations missed opportunities to deescalate.
Biden's Hidden War Is Destroying Yemen
Under Obama, Trump, and now Biden, U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia have perpetuated a humanitarian crisis.
Catherine Lhamon, Obama's Title IX Enforcer, Just Got Her Old Job Back
Biden has tapped her to be assistant secretary for civil rights yet again.
Will Obama Torture Apologists Make a Triumphant Return to Joe Biden's White House?
His rumored candidate for CIA director, Michael Morell, is raising alarms.
Trump and Biden Are Right: Both Parties Are To Blame for America's Inhumane, Broken Immigration System
Trump's immigration record is uniquely appalling but he didn't do it all by himself. Before you start building cages, you should ask how your political opponents might use them.
Trump Administration Says Identities of Coronavirus Stimulus Loan Recipients Are 'Confidential'
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says that information is confidential. Government watchdogs say that excuse is bogus.
Biden Vows To Destroy Campus Due Process Again If Elected
Plus: Homeland Security has detained thousands of pregnant women, Ginsburg wrong about "seamless" contraception coverage, and more...
Despite $4.4 Trillion in Spending Cuts, Trump's Budget Won't Balance Until 2035
And whether it balances at all depends on some creative accounting. Meanwhile, it proposes $2 billion in new spending on the border wall.
Federal Deficit Hit $984 Billion Last Year—a Nearly 50 Percent Increase Since Trump Took Office
In three years in office, Trump has added more to the national debt than President George W. Bush did in his entire two terms.
Warren Wants 'Big, Structural Change' That Goes Beyond Anything Previous Democratic Administrations Have Proposed
Warren doesn't merely want to turn back the clock to the pre-Trump era. She wants to raise taxes and regulations far beyond the levels of the late Obama-Biden administration.
Child Sex Trafficking Prosecutions Down Under Trump
For the second year in a row, federal prosecutions for sex trafficking of children have dropped.
Actually, Joe Biden and the Obama Administration Deported More People Than Trump
At tonight's Democratic debate, Joe Biden totally whiffed on a question about deportation stats. He should be forthcoming about his record on immigration.
How Trump Could Save Obama's Lawyer
The indictment of former White House counsel Gregory Craig gives Trump the opportunity to rein in the Justice Department without seeming partisan
February's Budget Deficit Was the Largest in American History
The feds are $234 billion in the red. Looking for hope? Sen. Mike Enzi has some ideas.
Sanity Restored to School Lunches?
It doesn't matter how healthy options are if kids won't eat them.
Rand Paul: Trump Should Keep Revoking Ex-Obama Officials' Security Clearances
The Kentucky Republican is glad Trump stripped ex-CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance. But Trump shouldn't stop there, Paul says.
Trump Pumps the Brakes on Obama-Era Fuel Standards
The administration says its proposal will make cars more affordable and save lives.
Ignore the Salaciousness of the Ali Watkins Affair. The Real Story Is Feds Spying on a New York Times Reporter.
Trump extends Obama's war on leakers, jeopardizing a free press.
HBO's Dishonest Obama Documentary Is Fantasy Foreign Policy Puffery
Lots of administration official log-rolling in The Final Year, but little actual analysis
U. of Colorado Says No Thanks to Betsy DeVos and Her Tougher Sexual Assault Investigation Standards
This whole miscarriage of justice on campus is overblown, one CU professor says.
Thanks, Obama, for That Unaccountable System of Deadly Drone Strikes!
Now that it's in Trump's hands, even the illusion of responsibility is fading.
Democrats Blame Trump for Disappearing Sexual-Assault Report…That Was Archived by Obama Administration
The report's removal from the White House website was totally standard operating procedure.
Thanks, Obama! Trump Is Expanding Your Effort to Imprison Leakers!
Justice Department announces tripling of investigations.
Trump Administration Rescinds Obama's DAPA Immigration Order
DAPA proved particularly controversial among libertarian legal scholars.
Report: Obama's Final Year Included a Mind-Boggling, Record-Breaking Number of Federal Regulations
Federal regulations drained $1.9 trillion (with a "t") out of the American economy last year.
People Who Called Snowden a Traitor Shocked to Learn About All This Domestic Surveillance
Welcome to the club! Now let us tell you how to fix it.
City-Owned Fiber Networks Are a Terrible Idea
How municipal broadband drains local taxpayers
Chelsea Manning Showed Us the Consequences of War, and We Threw Her in Prison
Whistleblower who helped make WikiLeaks famous freed after seven years.
School Lunches To Suck More Like They Used To
Awful Obama administration-era reforms are being scaled back slightly. School lunches will still stink.
Access to Obama White House Brought Companies Better Stock Performance, Study Shows
In "All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value," finance professors outline three ways government meetings may be valuable to companies.
These Are the Questions Susan Rice Needs to Answer Under Oath
We've been incessantly assured there's nothing to this story. Perhaps.
Donald Trump's Climate Change Executive Order Will Make Energy Cheaper
But it will not bring back a lot of coal mining jobs.
Supreme Court Punts Transgender Bathroom Case Back Down
Removal of Obama Administration's orders erases question about whether the courts should defer.
Transgender School Bathroom Battle About to Get Even More Complicated (UPDATED)
Trump to withdraw Obama administration's guidance, but that doesn't actually stop case moving forward.
Trump, Obama, and the Approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline
A sad example of how arbitrary politically motivated bureaucratic decisions are replacing the rule of law
This Inmate Received Clemency from Obama. He Still Might Die in Prison
On his last day in office, Obama commuted the sentences of 330 inmates. For one of those prisoners, it was a bitter day.
Obama Administration's 2016 U.S. Kill Count Outside "Hostile Areas" at 432 to 442, Including Just 1 'Non-Combatant'
Official government count of "non-combatant" deaths under Obama is between 66 and 118. Other estimates are north of 400.
5 Obama Administration Accomplishments Libertarians Might Appreciate
From starting efforts on police and occupational reform to helping privatize the space race, here are things we'll miss about Barack Obama.
'The Most Transparent Administration in History'
A campaign promise becomes a punchline.
Obama's Betrayal of Believers
It's been a rough eight years for Americans of faith.
One Final Expansion of the Surveillance State as Obama Heads for the Door
More federal employees will have access to raw intel data gathered without warrants.
Obama Reportedly Considering Mercy for Chelsea Manning
Given the administration's treatment of whistleblowers, this would be a big deal.
One in Six Women Will Be Victims of Stalking, Says Obama. Another False Crimewave?
Justice Department data says just 2.2 percent of U.S. women experience even mild stalking behavior each year.
Obama Officially Kills Bush-Era Muslim Registry Program Before Trump Can Resurrect It
Some 93,000 immigrants were put through the NSEERS program without a single one being convicted on any terrorism charges.