These days, Congress, which hosted President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, is often seen as the third wheel of the federal government, forever overshadowed by the presidency and Supreme Court, with a truly dismal approval rating. But Kevin R. Kosar, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, thinks Americans might have […]
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Congress Remains the Heart of Our Consti...
Congress is a frustrating and sometimes ridiculous institution. Yet it is the heart of our constitutional system. Not the presidency. Not the judiciary. I admit this is not an easy argument to make these days. Every time any of us go online or turn on a news program or read about Capitol Hill, we see […]
Trump Signs Minibus Spending Bill with $...
President Donald Trump recently signed $174.7 billion spending legislation. The White House said little upon signing the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. The move, however, signaled its support for Congress on the long-titled bill in a Jan. 7 statement. “The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support this fiscally responsible bill, which is a win […]
The Federal Government Booked a $1.8 Tri...
President Donald Trump’s first year of his second, nonconsecutive term brought all sorts of changes. His administration shuttered the United States Agency for International Development, had the government acquire stakes in Nvidia and several other corporations, and dispatched the National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C., and other major cities, to cite only a few examples. One big thing that has […]
What’s Wrong with Congress?
The 119th Congress returned to the U.S. Capitol recently. They have an immense amount of work to get done, policy matters that they should have addressed last year. Top on the list is completing the federal budget process for the current fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2025. It has passed only six of […]
Legislative Tool to Circumvent House Lea...
Congress returned to work in Washington, and one of the first issues lawmakers addressed was government health insurance subsidies. These temporary, emergency subsidies were first enacted during the coronavirus pandemic and expired at the end of last year. On Jan. 8, 213 Democrats and 17 Republicans voted to extend the Obamacare subsidies for three years….(Read more)