Hardline Republicans — specifically those members of the House Freedom Caucus — are being derided in the press, as if they’ve been playing some kind of a game. That is, threatening to not vote for the ...

There’s a lot to unpack in the multi-trillion-dollar, 887-page package, from tax breaks and social safety net cuts to billions more for defense, the border wall and deportations. The Press Democrat ...

Populists criticize the contradictions of reality and offer seemingly plausible solutions, but they only end up making things worse in practice ...

The U.S. Senate is about to vote on the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.” After that, it goes to the U.S. House. If it passes, it will be ugly for folks ...

A group of state lawmakers and local medical providers gathered Tuesday to dicuss the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA).

It’s one thing to pass a major piece of legislation and have it signed by the president; it’s quite another to get the public to swallow it as something that ...