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House conservatives threaten to upend leadership over immigration

Susan Ferrechio -

February 14, 2018 1:06 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delivered a late-night filibuster last week of the bipartisan spending bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

No-compromise conservatives deserve blame for the new government spending boom

Michael Steel -

February 14, 2018 1:00 pm

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao expressed skepticism about increasing the federal gas tax, stating that the tax has a

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To pay for highways, expanded tolls are better than higher gas tax

Washington Examiner -

February 14, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

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National debt jumps $175 billion after debt ceiling suspended

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 12, 2018 9:21 pm

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said that he worries Congress agreed to bust through budget caps, and spend at a level that was far beyond what Democrats were demanding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 12, 2018 2:16 pm

The national debt is approaching the size of U.S. GDP and some worry the country will face a Greek tragedy: We have a debt crisis, can't fund programs that millions depend on, and sink forever in a sea of IOUs that strangles growth for generations. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Beltway Confidential

The era of big government has arrived

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 9, 2018 3:00 pm

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Columnists

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein -

February 9, 2018 3:44 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a new two-year budget deal Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Economy

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 11:01 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

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To pay for highways, expanded tolls are better than higher gas tax

National debt jumps $175 billion after debt ceiling suspended

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

The era of big government has arrived

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

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