Three new polls provide a warning to both sides of the debt negotiations, but mostly to Republicans.
The Gang of Six is back together. And they have a plan.
As the Republican leadership reaches a deal with President Obama, the biggest stumbling block may be the newest members of their own coalition.
It isn’t just President Obama who should be worried about the economy next year.
How much of an American can you be if you are willing to wreck the economy for political gain.
Whatever happened to the GOP’s promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act?
Contrary to what Senator McCain, seeking realism in military policy does not make one an isolationist.
Should we worry about the deficit when funding “disaster relief”? Should we be funding “disaster relief” at all?
Voters in New York State may help move the budget debate on Capitol Hill.
Boehner wants some pretty big cuts in exchange for a vote on raising the debt ceiling.
Republicans seem to have realized that the Ryan Plan’s Medicare reforms aren’t going anywhere.
There are signs that the Ryan Plan isn’t playing well with the public.
President Obama chided the media for paying too much attention to the birther issue, but his criticism was unwarranted.
Paul Krugman is disappointed with the President, but it’s really his own fault for being so naive.
Prepare to be underwhelmed by President Obama’s big deficit speech on Wednesday.
What, if anything, does the budget deal mean for the future?
There are still three days left, but it’s looking less and less likely that a budget deal will be reached in time to avoid a government shutdown.
Paul Ryan unveiled an ambitious plan to cut the deficit today. The question is whether it will be the beginning of a debate, or an opportunity for Democratic demagoguery
Rather than fighting over the remnants of the FY 2011 budget, the GOP should make a deal and get ready for the bigger, and more important, battle ahead.
House Republicans engaged in a publicity stunt on Friday that displayed a profound misunderstanding of how government actually works in the United States.
Nor, it would seem, are really tired clichés.
Republican budget cuts to this point have been less than serious.
The NPR vote was nothing more than political theatrics–and it violated a GOP campaign promise to boot.
Moodys warns the the Republican plan to cut spending could cost the economy 700,000 jobs.