8/2 Update: The House and Senate have both passed the Bipartisan Budget of 2019, sending it to the President's desk where he is expected to sign it. President Trump’s tweet … READ MORE
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The Sidekick Congress
If you turn on a news program, the odds favor that at least one two of the buzziest topics in our politics — the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and the … READ MORE
The New Taxation Without Representation
"No taxation without representation!" It’s a phrase that every grade school student learns when studying America’s grievances with their British rulers on the path to independence. The phrase was a … READ MORE
Another Round of Deficit Blame Games
It’s time for another check-in on Congress’s concern with government spending. Surely after the Congressional Budget Office’s March 2019 budget review reported the fiscal year 2019 budget deficit has grown … READ MORE
Trump Ignores Law Requiring Medicare Reform Bill
A day rarely goes by without a new story on the titanic power struggle between the House Democrats and the White House. Yet, in a move that has been reported … READ MORE
Getting the Fight Against Improper Payments Right
Waste, fragmentation, and duplication is a major problem for the federal government. So much so that the efforts to fight them have themselves become duplicative and fragmented. Over the last … READ MORE
Shutdown the Shutdowns
The longest shutdown in US history may have been bounced from the first round of the Tournament of Government Waste, but it has certainly not been bounced from our memory. … READ MORE
Congress’s Self-Esteem Problem
It is no secret that the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is attracting a lot of potential candidates and, by some reports, could even be the largest presidential primary of a … READ MORE