by Kathryn Anne Edwards For more than two decades, America has pursued a policy as costly as the New Deal of the 1930s or the Great Society […]
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Can a divided Congress unite?
Fractured GOP the biggest obstacle Faced with looming deadlines to produce a federal budget, the top Republican in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the top Democrat, […]
Will Freedom Caucus let Mike Johnson get away with his proposed budget?
by Jonah Goldberg The House Freedom Caucus is largely right about debt and deficits. Some members might be staggering hypocrites, given that they had little problem with […]
Congress fails on budget — again
The stunning rebuke of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker is yet another indication of the dysfunction of Congress. In this case, the House Republican majority was overruled […]
Three practical presidential pledges
by James-Christian B. Blockwood Though the 2024 presidential general election is more than a year away, primary races have already begun. Early polling results tend to influence […]
Biden’s budget was an opening bid. Where’s the Republican plan?
by Doyle McManus President Joe Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal last week, and it drew the customary jaded responses: a work of fiction; a party […]
Manchin touts WV benefits for omnibus bill, permitting reform during conversation with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin spoke with members of the West Virginia press on Wednesday, covering a wide variety of topics. Among them was the omnibus funding […]