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 ...

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 ...

Republican control of the White House, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives presents an opportunity to enact law without the need for bipartisan support. Specifically, congressional ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a former senior staffer and creature of the U.S. House, I take no pleasure in pointing out that it holds an inflated view of ...

As a former senior staffer and creature of the U.S. House, I take no pleasure in pointing out that it holds an inflated view of its role in the reconciliation process. This isn’t a knee-jerk reaction ...