The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious. But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that allows the party in power to avoid opposition and enact ...

President Trump last week suggested that a second reconciliation bill is not needed this year, but because the national debt is at $38 trillion and growing, policymakers need to act with a sense of ...

The GOP is pushing to pass one more major piece of legislation before the November midterm elections, while the Senate is ...

As we await the outcome of the upcoming US elections, we know that whoever controls the White House and Congress will confront one of the biggest tax debates in US history in 2025. It is possible that ...

The White House and congressional leaders have doubled down on their commitment to passing two central pieces of President Joe Biden's agenda despite intra-party conflict. Last week House Speaker ...

Legislation released Monday contains language similar to the “REINS Act” and would affect environmental rulemakings. House Republicans are looking to use their massive party-line bill to strip federal ...

Republicans are cooking up a plan to have their upcoming budget reconciliation legislation include a proposal that’s long been a rallying cry for the conservative movement. Several GOP lawmakers have ...

As the year closes, Republicans are looking to the past for another dance with a partisan exercise that tested the party’s unity and delivered President Donald Trump his crowning legislative ...

Washington — President Biden is pushing Congress to act swiftly to address the ongoing coronavirus and put forth a sweeping proposal that would provide assistance to jobless Americans, families and ...