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Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon highlights one priority of leading U.S. House Republicans. The House is taking up legislation that would slash more than $35 million in annual…
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about a key element of the Republican National Convention’s messaging. [T]he real stars of Tuesday’s lineup were the average Americans who shared their stories…
Yuval Levin asks at National Review Online where congressional Democrats are heading with their policy agenda. I think the Democrats are going to end up raising the debt ceiling on…
Jay Cost contends at National Review Online that Democrats seem willing to ignore political norms in pursuit of power. Another buzzword I have heard a lot lately is “norms,” a…
Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner offers a positive assessment of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s performance. Throughout his two-plus years as speaker, Ryan has been able to maintain a…
John Cogan, Glenn Hubbard, John Taylor, and Kevin Warsh of the Hoover Institution believe changes in key federal policies could produce significant improvement in economic growth. Economic theory and historical…
Natalie Johnson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights U.S. House Republicans’ proposal to ramp up military spending. The Republican-led House released its budget blueprint Tuesday that calls for a steep…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explains how Congress could use the legislative maneuver known as reconciliation to limit federal government spending. There is at the moment a movement afoot…
The House GOP Obamacare-lite bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), has officially cleared the House of Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees and is now being reviewed…
The latest issue of Barron’s devotes its cover story to Ohio governor and long-shot Republican presidential candidate John Kasich. John Kimelman makes the case for Kasich as “The Best Pick…
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s devotes his latest editorial commentary to the potential pitfalls Paul Ryan could face if he’s elected as the next U.S. House speaker. Ryan should somehow lead…
Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute’s DownsizingGovernment.org offers an alternative to the current debate over the future of the face on the $10 bill. Battles over federal government debt go…