federal spending

Heritage Action for America is gearing up to oppose a congressionally negotiated defense spending measure should it fail to include a provision outlawing the Pentagon’s illegal abortion policy. “Our adversaries—especially China—have watched…

When Louisiana’s Mike Johnson was pulled from obscurity and elected House speaker last month, many conservatives were cautiously optimistic that the man with the self-professed biblical “worldview” and somewhat solid voting record would be…

The Biden White House is suddenly less willing to aid Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists now that Republicans have suggested dipping into the IRS’s recent funding bump — which the agency will doubtless use to keep targeting…

In the 12 fiscal months that ended on Sept. 30, the federal deficit effectively doubled compared to 2022. And the fact that Washington would run such high deficits in comparatively good economic times speaks to both the structural problems…

Call him President Buyin’. As the White House credits President Joe Biden for maintaining his commitment to “fiscal responsibility,” the federal deficit will rise from $1 trillion in 2022 to $2 trillion in 2023. His White House is anytime…

As a conservative, it’s hard to not get discouraged about the current state of our nation. On an almost weekly basis, the federal government weaponizes its powers to persecute its political opponents and everyday conservatives. At the same…

It should surprise no one that the summer in the nation’s capital brings with it stagnant, stultifying heat. Into that scene come House Republicans, who seem insistent on showing why Washington remains a swampy cesspool for all those who…

Democrats are taking a victory lap after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a poorly negotiated bill on Wednesday raising the U.S. debt ceiling into early 2025. Negotiated behind closed doors by House Speaker Kevin…

Taxpayers are unwittingly funding the leftist assault on American values. Each year, the U.S. federal government awards hundreds of billions of dollars in grants and contracts to nonprofit organizations, corporations, museums, libraries,…

Conventional wisdom holds that last week’s vote by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to approve a debt limit and spending reduction bill is meaningless. Democrats called the legislation dead on arrival in the Senate, making…