Budgets and Deficits

A Syrian Kurdish refugee woman from the Kobani area holds a baby at a camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

National Security

More taxpayer aid headed to UN for victims of Syrian civil war

David M. Drucker -

November 22, 2014 7:46 pm

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have decided to lower the down payment they require on some mortgages from 5 percent to 3 percent. The horrific lesson of what results from encouraging marginal borrowers to buy homes has somehow vanished from their memories. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Cutting Fannie, Freddie subsidies a win-win for GOP

Jason Russell -

November 22, 2014 10:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Here’s a key source of the K Street vs. Tea Party fight: Lobbyists’ personal wealth

Timothy P. Carney -

November 21, 2014 4:47 pm

Economy

Years of the tax ‘kabuki dance’ coming to a close?

Joseph Lawler -

November 21, 2014 10:00 am

An estimated 6,000 IRS employees have outside jobs or are involved in extracurricular businesses, but only half of them are doing so with permission from their superiors, according to a Department of the Treasury watchdog.Â (iStock)

IRS thinks its employees’ income info should be kept away from investigators

Mark Tapscott -

November 21, 2014 10:00 am

Immigration

Eager to avoid shutdown repeat, Republicans begin to take funding fight off the table

Susan Ferrechio -

November 20, 2014 5:53 pm

With an average total tax rate of 43.8 percent, the U.S. is far behind many of its economic competitors. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

U.S. business tax burden ranks 126th globally

Jason Russell -

November 20, 2014 5:45 pm

Retired Marine CommandantÂ James Conway is warning against defense spending cuts. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

National Security

Attention: 105 admirals, two generals warn that U.S. safety threatened by spending cuts

Paul Bedard -

November 20, 2014 3:47 pm

Feds aren’t accurately tracking taxpayer dollars spent on unions, GAO finds

Sarah Bedford -

November 20, 2014 2:52 pm

Economy

Falling gas prices can’t drag down inflation in October

Joseph Lawler -

November 20, 2014 2:00 pm

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Tag: Budgets and Deficits

More taxpayer aid headed to UN for victims of Syrian civil war

Cutting Fannie, Freddie subsidies a win-win for GOP

Here’s a key source of the K Street vs. Tea Party fight: Lobbyists’ personal wealth

Years of the tax ‘kabuki dance’ coming to a close?

IRS thinks its employees’ income info should be kept away from investigators

Eager to avoid shutdown repeat, Republicans begin to take funding fight off the table

U.S. business tax burden ranks 126th globally

Attention: 105 admirals, two generals warn that U.S. safety threatened by spending cuts

Feds aren’t accurately tracking taxpayer dollars spent on unions, GAO finds

Falling gas prices can’t drag down inflation in October

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