Policy
Budgets and Deficits
Obama tries to avoid the fiscal long game
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
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
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
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
Those commandos who tried to rescue Luke Somers? Congress thinks they should have their...
Editorial Cartoon: 'An Interstellar Debt'
Cartoon by Michael Ramirez/Creators Syndicate.
Funniest D.C. celeb event proves D.C. is a deeply unfunny place
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
"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
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
De Blasio, whose wife is black, said they've had to warn their son to be careful around police.
George W. Bush says Eric Garner decision was 'hard to understand'
"How sad," Bush thought.
Issa: 'I'm the bane of' Boehner's 'existence'
Rep. Darrell Issa is one of the most polarizing members of Congress.
Black crime and police killings
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
Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana tweeted out a second apology late Friday to his...
Health Care
Republicans set to relaunch Obamacare attack in new year
GOP will restart their push to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that kicked in...
Health spending grows at lowest rate in over 50 years in 2013
Changes to Medicare and private insurance combined with the lingering effects of the...
Obama presses Congress on Ebola funding
"Let's get it done," Obama added. "This can't get caught up in normal politics."
Ebola czar Ron Klain returning to private sector
The Ebola czar is wrapping up his White House tenure.
Consumer-driven healthcare a more sustainable way to contain spending
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
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
A whistleblower tried to report wrongdoing to the Veterans Affairs IG — and faced...
Economy
Think Tanks: Obamacare could push entrepreneurial spirit
"Senator Schumer has made a plausible argument for why Obamacare was a political mistake. I...
Obama tries to avoid the fiscal long game
Instead of highlighting a long-term spending forecast, the White House prefers to focus on...
Insurers say they need feds' help on terrorism risk
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
"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
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.
Eurozone industrial production has slumped, its exports have fallen and its debt is rising....
$1.1 trillion student loan bubble? Not so fast
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
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
Environmentalists want the Obama administration to re-examine pipeline's effect on oil sands...
Oil prices expected to rise next year
Crude prices will average about $10 per barrel higher next year than current levels,...
Public lands, energy permitting measures added to Defense bill
The list of items in the bill runs the gamut and spans efforts advocated by lawmakers on...
Dear EPA: Please stop moving the goalposts
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
There's "a solid 63, 64" votes in the Senate when the GOP takes over in January, API's Jack...
North Dakota now has more oil than the Gulf of Mexico
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?
It began innocently enough: Mario Costeja González Googled himself.
Issa regains a gavel
Issa announced Thursday he will be chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on...
FCC extends debate period on Comcast-Time Warner merger
The FCC is extending its self-imposed 180-day timeline for the discussion of the deal.
'Iran is the new China,' cybersecurity firm says
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
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
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
The Texas Republican is blowing away the field on Twitter.
Place your bets
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
Instead of highlighting a long-term spending forecast, the White House prefers to focus on...
Consumer-driven healthcare a more sustainable way to contain spending
Instead of health insurance only kicking in for major expenses, Americans expect it to cover...
House votes to end benefits for Nazis
The House voted Tuesday to block federal benefits for people who may have participated in...
Wyoming's GOP governor recommends Medicaid expansion
Wyoming is the latest red state to move to expand Medicaid under Obamacare.
Labor
Wisconsin should pass right to work
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'
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
Two dozen teachers unions in Wisconsin were not recertified this year, while another 22 did...
Senate Dems push NLRB nominee through committee
Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
Low labor force participation rate continues to plague the economy
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
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning that payroll employment grew by...
Facing labor market drought, Obama squeezes the stones for water
Under Obama's new "manager" rules, workers will be subject to an obsolete and rigid...
National Security
Unloved Warthog lives to fight another day
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
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'
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
TSA and border patrol to be exempted from new DOJ rules.
Insurers say they need feds' help on terrorism risk
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
"The president has laid out what I think is a good goal," Bush told CNN.




