Policy


Budgets and Deficits

Obama tries to avoid the fiscal long game

By Brian Hughes | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Instead of highlighting a long-term spending forecast, the White House prefers to focus on...

Reality sets in for journalists at publications with tech-driven owners

By Eddie Scarry | 12/06/14 05:00 AM

Having tech industry billionaires promise to save the news industry is no guarantee of success.

DEA agents fooled for 20 years by Ponzi schemer paid with taxpayer funds

By Luke Rosiak | 12/04/14 04:31 PM

Kenneth McLeod ran a company called Federal Employees Benefit Group, and DEA hired him to...

When government picks winners and losers, it pays to be a winner

By James L. Martin | 12/04/14 05:00 AM

Online retail sales are booming and remote sellers want to preserve their safe haven.

Lame-duck Congress tries to deliver a lump of coal to military families

By Hugh Hewitt | 12/07/14 05:00 PM

Those commandos who tried to rescue Luke Somers? Congress thinks they should have their...

Editorial Cartoon: 'An Interstellar Debt'

12/05/14 02:00 PM

Cartoon by Michael Ramirez/Creators Syndicate.

Funniest D.C. celeb event proves D.C. is a deeply unfunny place

By Becket Adams | 12/04/14 09:39 PM

The contest was a smorgasbord of warmed-over political jokes, fumbled one-liners and tired...

Treasury slams door on reforming Fannie and Freddie without legislation

By Joseph Lawler | 12/04/14 01:24 PM

"They require congressional action," Michael Stegman said of Fannie and Freddie at an event...

Law

Resist the urge to just 'do something' about patent reform

By Colin Hanna | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Strong patent and IP protections are what set the U.S. apart from nations where IP theft is...

New York mayor: Racist cops could threaten my son

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/07/14 12:56 PM

De Blasio, whose wife is black, said they've had to warn their son to be careful around police.

4 discrepancies surrounding the U.Va. gang rape allegation

By Ashe Schow | 12/05/14 05:18 PM

Law

George W. Bush says Eric Garner decision was 'hard to understand'

By Kelly Cohen | 12/05/14 01:41 PM

"How sad," Bush thought.

Issa: 'I'm the bane of' Boehner's 'existence'

By Sean Lengell | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Rep. Darrell Issa is one of the most polarizing members of Congress.

Black crime and police killings

By Steve Chapman | 12/06/14 02:44 PM

Violent crime rates are higher among blacks than other groups, but whites are part of this...

Rolling Stone editor takes second crack at apology for flawed UVA rape report

By Becket Adams | 12/05/14 05:57 PM

Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana tweeted out a second apology late Friday to his...

Rolling Stone editor says trust in gang-rape accuser 'misplaced'

By Ashe Schow | 12/05/14 03:32 PM

Law

Health Care

Republicans set to relaunch Obamacare attack in new year

By Sean Lengell | 12/07/14 09:00 AM

GOP will restart their push to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that kicked in...

Eric Garner and the criminalization of everyday life

By Washington Examiner | 12/05/14 05:05 AM

Health Care

Health spending grows at lowest rate in over 50 years in 2013

By Philip Klein | 12/03/14 04:00 PM

Changes to Medicare and private insurance combined with the lingering effects of the...

Obama presses Congress on Ebola funding

By Brian Hughes | 12/02/14 06:04 PM

"Let's get it done," Obama added. "This can't get caught up in normal politics."

Ebola czar Ron Klain returning to private sector

By Justin Green | 12/06/14 02:51 PM

The Ebola czar is wrapping up his White House tenure.

Consumer-driven healthcare a more sustainable way to contain spending

By Philip Klein | 12/05/14 05:00 AM

Instead of health insurance only kicking in for major expenses, Americans expect it to cover...

Former GOP leader turned lobbyist wants Congress to fix Obamacare

By Justin Green | 12/04/14 10:55 AM

Trent Lott says he thinks Congress should take action if the Supreme Court rules against...

Bad things happen to whistleblowers when watchdogs become attack dogs

By Mark Flatten | 12/03/14 05:00 AM

A whistleblower tried to report wrongdoing to the Veterans Affairs IG — and faced...

Economy

Think Tanks: Obamacare could push entrepreneurial spirit

By Joseph Lawler | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

"Senator Schumer has made a plausible argument for why Obamacare was a political mistake. I...

Obama tries to avoid the fiscal long game

By Brian Hughes | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Instead of highlighting a long-term spending forecast, the White House prefers to focus on...

Insurers say they need feds' help on terrorism risk

By David M. Drucker | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Supporters of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act hope that "it's about jobs" can push it over...

Dems: Obama must tout improving economy in 2016

By Brian Hughes | 12/07/14 05:00 AM

"Under Obama, America is better," said Simon Rosenberg, founder of the New Democratic Network.

It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a drone

By Sean Higgins | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

The FAA is trying to decide when model aircraft stop being toys and need to be treated as...

Centralized control devastated Europe, now it threatens U.S.

By Dan Hannan | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Eurozone industrial production has slumped, its exports have fallen and its debt is rising....

$1.1 trillion student loan bubble? Not so fast

By Joseph Lawler | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Millions take out loans for a degree they never get, and can't use the degree to earn money...

Low labor force participation rate continues to plague the economy

By Jason Russell | 12/07/14 07:00 AM

The jobs report was largely encouraging, but it also indicates many just stopped looking for...

Energy and Environment

Cheap oil: A new way to fight Keystone XL

By Zack Colman | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Environmentalists want the Obama administration to re-examine pipeline's effect on oil sands...

Who's getting rich in Washington this week? Big Wind

By Timothy P. Carney | 12/05/14 02:36 PM


Oil prices expected to rise next year

By Zack Colman | 12/04/14 11:48 AM

Crude prices will average about $10 per barrel higher next year than current levels,...

Public lands, energy permitting measures added to Defense bill

By Zack Colman | 12/03/14 07:26 PM

The list of items in the bill runs the gamut and spans efforts advocated by lawmakers on...

Dear EPA: Please stop moving the goalposts

By Alex Armlovich | 12/07/14 05:00 AM

Some industry groups are calling the EPA's new ozone rules "the most expensive regulation in...

Oil group chief: Keystone XL bill won't face veto next year

By Zack Colman | 12/05/14 11:37 AM

There's "a solid 63, 64" votes in the Senate when the GOP takes over in January, API's Jack...

Climate negotiators aren't 'succumbing' to fights among countries

By Zack Colman | 12/05/14 05:00 AM

Energy and Environment

North Dakota now has more oil than the Gulf of Mexico

By Zack Colman | 12/04/14 10:45 AM

North Dakota has the second-largest proved oil reserves in the country, trailing only Texas.

Technology

Should you be allowed to erase yourself from Google?

By Jimmy Soni | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

It began innocently enough: Mario Costeja González Googled himself.

Issa regains a gavel

By Susan Ferrechio | 12/04/14 06:07 PM

Issa announced Thursday he will be chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on...

FCC extends debate period on Comcast-Time Warner merger

By Paul Gonzalez | 12/03/14 02:20 PM

The FCC is extending its self-imposed 180-day timeline for the discussion of the deal.

'Iran is the new China,' cybersecurity firm says

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/03/14 12:21 PM

Iranian hackers have penetrated critical computer systems around the world, a report says.

It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a drone

By Sean Higgins | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

The FAA is trying to decide when model aircraft stop being toys and need to be treated as...

Billing service unlawfully collected medical records, says FTC

By Paul Gonzalez | 12/04/14 04:36 PM

An Atlanta-based service that allows customers pay their medical bills online has reached a...

Ted Cruz is winning at Twitter, tied with Hillary Clinton on Facebook

By Kelly Cohen | 12/04/14 11:44 AM

The Texas Republican is blowing away the field on Twitter.

Place your bets

By John Stossel | 12/03/14 02:09 PM

We should stop thinking of betting as a vice and instead recognize that it's a useful part...

Entitlements

Obama tries to avoid the fiscal long game

By Brian Hughes | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Instead of highlighting a long-term spending forecast, the White House prefers to focus on...

Jobless claims fall to 297,000

By Joseph Lawler | 12/04/14 08:56 AM

Entitlements

Tax credit fight gives the GOP an opportunity for populism

By Timothy P. Carney | 11/28/14 10:17 AM

Entitlements

Consumer-driven healthcare a more sustainable way to contain spending

By Philip Klein | 12/05/14 05:00 AM

Instead of health insurance only kicking in for major expenses, Americans expect it to cover...

House votes to end benefits for Nazis

By Susan Ferrechio | 12/02/14 04:15 PM

The House voted Tuesday to block federal benefits for people who may have participated in...

Wyoming's GOP governor recommends Medicaid expansion

By Justin Green | 11/28/14 11:41 AM

Wyoming is the latest red state to move to expand Medicaid under Obamacare.

Labor

Wisconsin should pass right to work

By Washington Examiner | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Right to work is a good idea in Wisconsin, and a good idea everywhere else it can be tried.

Obama touts economy, asks Congress to avoid 'self-inflicted wounds'

By Joseph Lawler | 12/05/14 12:38 PM

Obama noted that the U.S. has created 2.65 million jobs in 2014, the most since the 1990s.

Walker's reforms bleed Wisconsin unions

By Sean Higgins | 12/03/14 02:16 PM

Two dozen teachers unions in Wisconsin were not recertified this year, while another 22 did...

Senate Dems push NLRB nominee through committee

By Sean Higgins | 12/02/14 02:48 PM

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...

Low labor force participation rate continues to plague the economy

By Jason Russell | 12/07/14 07:00 AM

The jobs report was largely encouraging, but it also indicates many just stopped looking for...

US creates more jobs in 2014 than any year since 1999

By Joseph Lawler | 12/05/14 09:28 AM

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning that payroll employment grew by...

Minimum wage savings? What savings?

By Joseph Lawler | 12/04/14 05:05 AM

Labor

Facing labor market drought, Obama squeezes the stones for water

By Washington Examiner | 12/03/14 05:00 AM

Under Obama's new "manager" rules, workers will be subject to an obsolete and rigid...

National Security

Unloved Warthog lives to fight another day

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Now battling ISIS, the A-10 stays in defense bill despite Air Force's attempts to kill it.

Lame-duck Congress tries to deliver a lump of coal to military families

By Hugh Hewitt | 12/07/14 05:00 PM

Those commandos who tried to rescue Luke Somers? Congress thinks they should have their...

Biden defends Iran talks, admits the chances of nuclear deal 'less than even'

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/06/14 03:04 PM

The vice president says the U.S. "will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon, period. Period."

Airline screening and border security exempt from new profiling rules

By Justin Green | 12/06/14 12:52 PM

TSA and border patrol to be exempted from new DOJ rules.

Insurers say they need feds' help on terrorism risk

By David M. Drucker | 12/08/14 05:00 AM

Supporters of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act hope that "it's about jobs" can push it over...

George W. Bush backs Obama strategy on ISIS

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/07/14 10:08 AM

"The president has laid out what I think is a good goal," Bush told CNN.

Stunning map shows America's population of young veterans falling since 1980

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/06/14 03:33 PM

Whoa.

U.S. journalist Luke Somers killed in rescue mission

By Charles Hoskinson | 12/06/14 12:59 PM

National Security