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U.S. Congress

Published
March 16, 2023

Treasury Secretary Yellen tells Congress U.S. banking system ‘remains sound’

In less than a week, Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, failed after depositors rushed to withdraw money amid anxiety over the bank’s health.
Published
February 18, 2023

Jim Fossel: Stop legislative wolves in sheep’s clothing

Let’s curtail trickery by lawmakers – at both the state and federal level.
Published
January 30, 2023

Maine Voices: World leaders can stop Azerbaijan in its tracks. Start with sanctions.

The goal of Azerbaijani ‘eco-activists’ is clear: to terrorize Armenians and force them to leave their homeland.
Published
January 28, 2023

Democratic Blue Dogs like Jared Golden can still bark, but can they bite?

Maine's 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House
Published
January 27, 2023

Commentary: What Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Black Card’ can teach lawmakers about the debt limit

In the end, neither the Sultan of Brunei, nor Seinfeld, nor American politicians should be given a limitless line of credit.

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Published
January 25, 2023

Democrats hammer Republican plan to impose national sales tax, abolish IRS

Sponsored by Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter, R-Ga., the plan would do away with income, payroll, estate and gift taxes, and instead impose a 23% national sales tax.
Published
January 24, 2023

House Republicans eye Social Security, Medicare amid spending battle

Republicans have pledged to cut spending and balance the budget, triggering a delicate conversation on the future of Americans' benefits.
Published
January 23, 2023

Another View: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster.

House Republicans spent some of their first several days in power going ballistic over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves. If that is any indication of what’s to come, they will try to obstruct climate action instead of acting to protect the American people.
Published
January 19, 2023

Fact-check: McCarthy puts a spin on spending math to justify debt limit fight

McCarthy suggests that the Republican-controlled Congresses never increased spending at all. That's false.
Published
January 19, 2023

U.S. Treasury buys time for Biden and Republicans on debt limit deal

The Treasury Department says it has started taking 'extraordinary measures' as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.