In a major win for the fossil fuel industry and pro-industry lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the debt ceiling deal lawmakers are racing to pass and send to President Biden's desk for a signature overhauls the federal permitting process for major energy projects. The bill, which the House advanced Wednesday night and the Senate...
As Congress moves forward on the budget for fiscal 2024, it does so with the knowledge that the budget lens will be a defining factor in every policy decision it will make. Congress judiciously considers the financial effects of proposed legislation through a process known as “budget scoring.” However, policymakers currently lack the tools to weigh...
This solution entails the least amount of regulatory effort, is soundly founded in economic theory and evidence, and eliminates the unlevel playing fields on which large and small banks compete and on which all banks compete with non-bank lenders. That's why the banks will hate it.
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers attended a Thursday ceremony in Madison, during which the LGBTQ pride flag was raised in front of the state capitol.
President Biden once mocked then-President Donald Trump for gingerly walking down a ramp at a commencement speech -- remarks that resurfaced on Thursday after a fall.
President Biden is expected to tap Dr. Mandy Cohen, the current North Carolina health secretary, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.
Black residents slammed the Chicago City Council shortly before it voted to spend $51 million on housing migrants who were shipped to the Windy City from the southern border.