Outside the Beltway

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

Progressive policy and constituent interests collide.

Finally.

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

The man is a moron.

This is no ordinary recession.

While the impulse is understandable, it defeats the purpose.

People who should know better are making ridiculous claims.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

A former Federal Reserve officials argues that the Fed should not lower interest rates to compensate for the impact of the President’s trade war, potentially leading to his defeat in the election. This is an incredibly bad idea.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

Following Donald Trump’s lead, the GOP is making clear that its game plan for 2020 is paint all Democrats as ‘socialists, baby killers, and anti-Semites.’

The National Debt officially topped $22 trillion, marking a $2 trillion increase since President Trump took office.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.

While the political media is spending a lot of time talking about it, the actual impact of this latest government shutdown is likely to be limited and possibly even unnoticeable to most Americans.

The economy is in good shape for the moment but there are storm clouds on the horizon.

The current economic recovery is nearly ten years old. It isn’t going to last forever, though, and that could pose a problem for the GOP in 2020.

The evidence that the GOP lost the midterms because of public repudiation of President Trump is overwhelming. The GOP will either accept this and learn from it, or they will not.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

A decade after the Great Recession, we now have data to answer the question.

The economy grew at an exceptionally strong pace according to the first estimate of GDP growth, but several caveats remain.

Deficits continue to rise.

The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.

We’re set to return to the era of trillion dollar budget deficits, and Republicans won’t do a thing about it.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

Republicans spent the eight years of Obama Administration railing against fiscal irresponsibility. Now that they have power, they’re the ones being fiscally irresponsible.

November’s Jobs Report was stronger than expected, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

For the third time since December,, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates.

Economic growth in the first quarter wasn’t as bad as first estimated, but it still wasn’t very good. And the future is unclear at best.

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

The Trump Administration is out with a tax plan, but it’s seriously lacking in details.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellin hinted strongly today that we’re likely to see another interest rate increase this month.

President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.

The economy grew strongly in the third quarter of the year, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.

The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, but it still seems like it’s chasing an inflation monster that doesn’t exist.

An unsurprising decision from the Federal Reserve.

A mostly mediocre jobs report for August.