The latest economic report foreshadowing the negative impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is giving congressional Republicans renewed impetus to move quickly on their “big, beautiful” tax cut bill. But if they do not offset the impact of the bill on the federal deficit, they risk making inflation worse and exacerbating price hikes. Voters, and […]
House Republicans are barrelling into a critical week for passing President Trump’s legislative agenda — even as they remain far apart on a number of key, hot-button issues. The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid policy, are both scheduled to begin...
President Trump announced Sunday night that he plans to reduce pharmaceutical drug prices by 30% to 80% by establishing a "Most Favored Nation" policy.
If you are one of the many people who have cut the cable cord, you may have noticed it is now difficult to enjoy the cable industry’s greatest gift to our democracy: C-SPAN. Despite repeated pressure, the largest streaming alternatives to cable television, YouTube TV, Hulu, and Fubo, are all still refusing to carry the […]
The three New Jersey Democratic lawmakers accused of assaulting ICE officers at a detention facility in their home state are blaming law enforcement officials for allowing the confrontation to escalate.
The Trump administration fired Shira Perlmutter from her post heading the U.S. Copyright Office, just days after booting the nation’s Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. A spokesperson from the Copyright Office confirmed on Sunday that the White House sent Perlmutter an email on Saturday, saying, “your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the...
Legislation introduced by House Republicans late Sunday would slash Medicaid spending significantly by imposing new restrictions on beneficiaries like work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks, but it did not include the most controversial changes that had been floated. The bill from the House Energy and Commerce Committee comes ahead of what’s expected to be...
President Trump attacked Democratic lawmakers for criticizing his upcoming receipt of a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. In a Sunday night post on Truth Social, the president dismissed critics of a reported plan for Trump to receive a Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar. The plane would replace Air Force One, according to...