Medicare and Medicaid

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

Under a bill proposed by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a working mother of three who pays over $1,400 in payroll taxes in a given year could receive a $2,000 refund. (iStock)

Op-Eds

Rep. Ted Budd: Level the playing field for working parents

Rep. Ted Budd -

February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Economy

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten -

February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

Humana's overall quarterly report came out better than expected. The company reported a profit of $184 million, or $1.29 per share. Earnings were $2.06 per share and revenue rose 2.4 percent, to $13.19 billion. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Healthcare

Humana to boost wages for employees following tax law

Kimberly Leonard -

February 7, 2018 3:41 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

The congressional GOP should allow states to emulate Romneycare, by structuring ACA funds as block grants to reward states for increasing overall insurance coverage by targeting public funds to fill gaps in private insurance. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Beltway Confidential

Let states emulate Romneycare: It covered more at less cost than Obamacare

Chris Pope -

February 6, 2018 10:08 pm

According to Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the Democrats

Immigration

Republicans, Democrats close to two-year spending agreement

Susan Ferrechio -

February 6, 2018 8:10 pm

Vice President Mike Pence will be a key fundraising and bankrolling figure as the Republican Party approaches what looks to be brutal midterm elections this year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Campaigns

Mike Pence prioritizes Trump loyalists, swing districts in 2018 fundraising

David M. Drucker -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has warned GOP lawmakers to be prepared for a game of

Healthcare

Get ready for a game of chicken on government funding this week

Susan Ferrechio -

February 6, 2018 1:45 am

In late January, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hosted a town hall to discuss socializing Medicare even further. No mainstream media carried the event. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Bernie Sanders puts lipstick on the ‘Medicare for all’ pig

Sally Pipes -

February 6, 2018 1:23 am

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Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Humana to boost wages for employees following tax law

Let states emulate Romneycare: It covered more at less cost than Obamacare

Republicans, Democrats close to two-year spending agreement

Mike Pence prioritizes Trump loyalists, swing districts in 2018 fundraising

Get ready for a game of chicken on government funding this week

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