Editors at the Washington Examiner tout interesting ideas for resolving the federal government’s spending disputes. Year after year, much more harm than good results from congressional budget battles fought under…
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner ponders the political implications of President Biden’s spending proposals. President Joe Biden’s hopes of bolstering his job approval numbers by passing his spending packages…
The headline for Thomas Donlan‘s latest Barron’s editorial commentary labels President Trump’s budget plan dead on arrival. The thing to understand about the federal budget is that every line on…
Pete Kasperowicz of the Washington Examiner highlights the president’s approach to a possible partial federal government shutdown. President Trump on Thursday made it clear he’s prepared to blame a possible…
Susan Ferrechio details for Washington Examiner readers the latest projections for a congressional spending plan. It’s now looking less likely that fiscally conservative House lawmakers will win spending cuts in…
• Ad wars: The conservative groups Americans for Prosperity North Carolina (see video above) and Real Jobs NC are on the airwaves with advertisements praising the actions of conservative Republicans…
• Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, has launched the website for his 2016 re-election campaign. His introductory video is below. • U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th, suggests the House will…
The Cato Institute is advertising in Politico and other media outlets the libertarian group’s ideas for getting federal government spending under control. As Cato’s Chris Edwards explains in an email:…
Paul Ryan says no. Ryan, who began seriously considering a bid in late May after Indiana governor Mitch Daniels took himself out of the race, had consulted with top Republicans,…
Whenever you see something like that in a polling story, remind youself: It never is. Case in point — a just-released poll from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling titled…
Bill Clinton won the P.R. battle with Newt Gingrich’s Republicans over the mid-1990s federal government shutdown. But Michael Barone‘s latest Washington Examiner article suggests times have changed. Sometimes you get…
If Republicans secure the big national election wins pundits are predicting, they?re still not likely to have enough votes to override a presidential veto. Since President Obama is unlikely to…