Rightist members of Congress and others have long called for cutting social security or privatizing the public system that retirees need in the later years. With the latest continuing resolution on government spending coming up […]
More than half of Richmond, California’s homeowners have homes that are underwater, meaning their mortgages are greater than the value of their homes. This was one of the many impacts of the 2008 financial crisis […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the Hill on Tuesday to answer questions regarding accusations his company took advantage of tax loopholes by using a shell company in Ireland to indemnify profits. Cook defended the practices […]
Congress has become someone hostile to funding for social science research with proposals to cut funding for research into political science issues and changing the way the National Science Foundation approves projects. Host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky […]
After the public learned this week that the IRS targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, officials are now paying new attention to supposedly non-political groups engaging in political activities. In the case of the […]
As the country trudges toward full implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – on Thursday, house Republicans plan to vote to repeal it yet again. Odds are that nothing […]
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday finally approved a five-year farm bill designed to cut spending through a combination of cuts in in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance along with decreases in farm subsidies. About $400 million […]
The Congressional Budget Office has revised its deficit forecast for this year by $200 billion, dropping its estimate to $642 billion, putting the budget on track for its smallest deficit since 2008 when the economic […]
In continuing our coverage on the IRS’s increased scrutiny of tax exemption status applications from Tea Party groups, we ask what is a 501c4? Why can a political group even benefit from tax exemptions? How […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow companies to give employees who work overtime compensatory time off rather than require them to provide overtime pay. The bill will likely have a […]
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