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The share of Americans in poverty fell by half a percentage point to 15.5 percent in 2013, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. (iStock Photo)

Economy

More evidence that poverty fell in 2013

Joseph Lawler -

October 16, 2014 3:08 pm

New Democratic effort to label Tea Party a ‘nightmare’ to seniors, women, workers

Campaigns

New Democratic effort to label Tea Party a ‘nightmare’ to seniors, women, workers

Paul Bedard -

October 2, 2014 1:36 pm

Deficit hawks face a serious problem in advancing their message: Declining deficits and debt. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Economy

Fiscal hawks’ problem: Shrinking debt

Joseph Lawler -

September 15, 2014 9:00 am

In Rep. Paul Ryan's new book, The Way Forward: Renewing the American Dream, Ryan looks at the state of the Republican Party and the federal government in the midst of the 2013 government shutdown.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Columnists

Paul Ryan’s way forward

R. Emmett Tyrrell -

September 11, 2014 9:07 pm

On Social Security, 47 percent said they were more confident in Democrats handling the job, compared with 41 percent who favored Republicans, according to a George Washington University Battleground Poll. (iStock Photo)

Campaigns

Voters trust GOP the most on economy but not on entitlements

Susan Ferrechio -

September 4, 2014 12:22 pm

Crossroads takes page out of AARP’s playbook

Beltway Confidential

Crossroads takes page out of AARP’s playbook

Philip Klein -

August 20, 2014 10:16 pm

Only about 31,000 people left the disability rolls to return to work in 2012, according to Social Security Administration data. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Social Security’s futile attempt to help disabled people go back to work

Joseph Lawler -

August 15, 2014 4:21 pm

The trust fund for the disability program will run out in late 2016, Social Security's Board of Trustees warned in late July. Without congressional action, disabled workers would immediately face a 25 percent cut in their benefits.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Economy

A showdown is coming over Social Security, but it’s not about retirement

Joseph Lawler -

August 13, 2014 7:33 pm

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