Budgets and Deficits

The Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge is seen from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo)

Infrastructure

Washington-area lawmakers push more infrastructure spending

June 2, 2015 12:01 am

During World War II, federal spending as a percent of GDP rose by 35 percentage points, while revenue rose only 14 percentage points. (Alfred T. Palmer/Office of War Information)

Beltway Confidential

Study: Big wars lead to big inflation

Jason Russell -

June 1, 2015 5:06 pm

Beach goers barbecue and gather around traditional beach bonfires on July 6, 2013 in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Columnists

Congress’s shameful Patriot Act brinksmanship

Hugh Hewitt -

May 31, 2015 9:00 pm

National Security

GOP Senator: $612 billion defense bill takes a ‘common-sense approach’

Kelly Cohen -

May 30, 2015 2:16 pm

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), now called the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. (Militant Website via AP, File)

National Security

Where terrorists get their money from

Charles Hoskinson -

May 26, 2015 12:29 pm

Prescription medication is pictured on May 15, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Healthcare

Medicare Part D saves money and lives

Sally Pipes -

May 26, 2015 9:00 am

Pharmacist, William Hewitt, (R) speaks with Aase Kjos-Hansen about her options under the new Medicare prescription drug benefit program at Rosemont Pharmacy January 18, 2006 in Portland, Maine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Healthcare

Here’s what death panels really killed

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

May 26, 2015 9:00 am

The Highway Trust Fund, which draws its funding from a federal gas tax, was set to dry up May 31. (AP Photo)

Politics

Senate passes temporary transportation bill

Sarah Bedford -

May 24, 2015 5:48 pm

Beltway Confidential

Ben Carson: Cutting defense spending is ‘idiotic’

Timothy P. Carney -

May 23, 2015 6:16 pm

This Sept. 8, 2014, file photo shows former Presidents Bill Clinton, left, and George W. Bush, as they laugh together during the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program Launch, at The Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Politics

Congress pushes a pay cut for former presidents

Pete Kasperowicz -

May 22, 2015 2:16 pm

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