Companies Face Pressure to Pick Sides in Gun Debate

DAMIAN J. TROISE / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 Following the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting, dozens of companies are ending deals for members of the National Rifle Association. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Proposed Budget Doubles Down on the Drug War

Phillip Smith / AlterNet Feb 13, 2018 It's largely a return to the bad old days, with plenty of spending on cops and money to burn for a border wall that will accomplish nothing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Budget Already Outdated After Budget Deal

ANDREW TAYLOR and MARTIN CRUTSINGER / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2018 The president's plan, which slashes domestic agencies further than last year’s proposal, will land in Congress three days after he signed a two-year budget that wholly rewrites both plans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress Gears Up for Battle on Immigration

Alan Fram / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sets Monday as the start of the immigration debate, but Speaker Paul Ryan hasn’t scheduled House consideration yet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Push for Budget Vote to Avert Government Shutdown

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The measure contains more money for the Pentagon, infrastructure and disaster aid—and balloons the deficit—but leaves "Dreamers" unprotected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Negotiators Working to Finalize Long-Term Budget Deal

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2018 A leader of House conservatives predicts the group's objections to big domestic spending increases would not be enough to block the Senate's proposed budget. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Trump Is Destroying the GOP

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jan 22, 2018 During the year of his presidency, the Republican Party has taken a giant U-turn on its guiding principles. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Shutdown Divides Services Into Essential and Nonessential

RICHARD LARDNER / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2018 Symbols of American promise have turned into emblems of dysfunction amid a dispute in Congress over spending and immigration that has closed federal agencies' doors. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americans Want a Functioning Country, Not an Empire

Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Jan 8, 2018 The spending priorities of everyday citizens are not reflected in the massive federal budget, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans taken in December. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress Facing Old Standoffs as It Returns

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2018 The year's first potential calamity is a government shutdown—unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How the Military-Industrial Complex Preys on the Troops

By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Oct 11, 2017 A river of taxpayer money fills the coffers of defense contractors, not the pockets of armed forces members. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

House Passes GOP Budget in Key Step to Tax Debate

By Andrew Taylor / AP Oct 5, 2017 The $4.1 trillion budget plan promises deep cuts to social programs, paving the way for a GOP drive to rewrite the tax code later this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )