Sheldon Whitehouse

Whether it's paying for higher wages or stock buybacks, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a win-win for working Americans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

No, stock buybacks don’t discredit tax cuts

March 8, 2018 5:01 am

This 2013 file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Several bills in the House and the Senate would give more power to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Healthcare

Congress opens new front in war on opioid epidemic

Robert King -

March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Congressional investigators posed as first-time buyers of fentanyl and found six online sellers able to easily ship the drug from overseas to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Healthcare

Senators propose new wave of programs to battle opioid epidemic

Robert King -

February 27, 2018 7:01 pm

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday that the tax windfall companies received after the GOP tax plan passed hasn't materialized in workers' paychecks as promised. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Business

Democrats assail $120 billion in stock buybacks in 2018 as new ‘GOP tax scam’

Anna Giaritelli -

February 16, 2018 10:31 pm

Members of Congress investigating the Trump-Russia affair, both House and Senate, Democrat and Republican, are clamoring to get their hands on the memos former FBI Director James Comey penned about his interactions with President Trump. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Why are the Comey memos secret?

Byron York -

February 15, 2018 2:56 am

The tax credit for carbon capture technology, created in 2008, was extended for 12 years in the spending bill signed by President Trump on Friday. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

Energy and Environment

‘Clean coal’ touted by Trump gets a bipartisan boost in spending bill

Josh Siegel -

February 9, 2018 4:13 pm

The conservative group wants the EPA to hand over documents detailing its use of social media to promote the Obama administration's Waters of the U.S. Rule. (Wikipedia Commons)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s EPA plays up fines and jail time assessed against polluters

John Siciliano -

February 8, 2018 8:20 pm

Newly released footage shows EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in February 2016 saying he was

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt called Trump an ’empty vessel’ on the Constitution in 2016 interview

Melissa Quinn -

February 5, 2018 9:40 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Scott Pruitt thought Donald Trump would be a bad president. Who cares?

Philip Wegmann -

January 30, 2018 9:19 pm

Donald Trump Jr., President Trump's oldest son, has become a subject of interest in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election since he agreed to a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the campaign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

News

Democrats press Sen. Chuck Grassley to share Donald Trump Jr. testimony with Mueller team: Report

Diana Stancy Correll -

January 24, 2018 11:24 pm

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No, stock buybacks don’t discredit tax cuts

Congress opens new front in war on opioid epidemic

Senators propose new wave of programs to battle opioid epidemic

Democrats assail $120 billion in stock buybacks in 2018 as new ‘GOP tax scam’

Byron York: Why are the Comey memos secret?

‘Clean coal’ touted by Trump gets a bipartisan boost in spending bill

Trump’s EPA plays up fines and jail time assessed against polluters

Scott Pruitt called Trump an ’empty vessel’ on the Constitution in 2016 interview

Scott Pruitt thought Donald Trump would be a bad president. Who cares?

Democrats press Sen. Chuck Grassley to share Donald Trump Jr. testimony with Mueller team: Report

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