Sanders Highlights American Struggles in Fierce SOTU Response
Bernie Sanders delves into all the things Trump got wrong about the economy, health care, immigration and more in his online response to the president's address.
Robert Reich: Privatization Can't Solve Our Country's Ills
Republicans like to believe it increases efficiency and reduces taxes. But more often than not, it simply boosts corporate bottom lines.
What Trump Is Actually Doing With 'Infrastructure' Spending
To the extent that the Trump administration has a plan at all for public investment, it involves pumping up Pentagon spending, not investing in roads, bridges, transportation, better internet access or other pressing needs of the civilian economy.
The Humongous Infrastructure Con (Video)
The president is calling for a $1.5 trillion boost in infrastructure spending but proposing just $200 billion in federal funding.
4 People Injured When Trains Collide, Derail in Kentucky
Two freight trains collide and derail, injuring several and igniting a fire that forces nearby residents to evacuate.
Talks on $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill Hit Critical Stage
The bipartisan measure is loaded with political victories for both sides, including a budget increase for the Pentagon long sought by Republicans and funding for infrastructure, the opioid crisis and a host of domestic programs backed by Democrats.
Snowpack in West Has Dropped Dramatically, Study Finds
"It's a bigger decline than we expected," one scientist says, and is considered likely to cause water shortages that cannot be managed by building new reservoirs.
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Why China Is Running Circles Around America
State and local politicians would be wise to study how the Chinese are funding massive public works projects that will soon put America to shame.
Trump Says 'OK With Me' if Infrastructure Plan Founders
The president suggests that his proposal—aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade—is not as important to him as administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending.
Trump Signs Budget Deal, Government Reopens
The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown.
