Part of the long to-do list for the lame duck Congress is deciding whether to authorize new spending for operations against ISIS while setting broader defense priorities in a constrained fiscal environment. The administration recently requested an additional $5.6 billion…
Republicans and Democrats alike sounded some encouraging notes on potential bipartisan cooperation in the wake of last week’s election, including the possibility of tax reform and less fiscal brinksmanship. Some areas of disagreement and conflict, of course, have been reviewed…
Looking towards today’s election and beyond, two former U.S. House members in Iowa recently urged aspiring political leaders -- including presidential hopefuls visiting the state -- to focus on reining in the federal debt. “Over the next decade, under current…
Nearly 64 million Americans who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will get 1.7 percent cost-of-living increases for next year. By law, these increases are based on the government’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), an inflation measure that…
