Child Care

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference that talks to include a reauthorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program in a bill to fund the government are continuing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Nancy Pelosi hints at stopgap funding for children’s health insurance

Robert King · December 20, 2017 4:42 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., cast the tax reform bill as an example of delivering on Republican promises to voters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP isn’t spooked by Democrats’ dire warnings on tax reform

Al Weaver · December 16, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told congressional leaders earlier in the day he will vote against the $1.5 trillion tax plan negotiated by House and Senate Republicans unless the child tax credit is further expanded. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump to work with Rubio on child tax credit ‘until we get the job done’

Gabby Morrongiello · December 14, 2017 7:26 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio and the Wall Street Journal have, for years, clashed over the Florida Republican's advocacy of larger child tax credits, which he succeeded in including in the Republican tax bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Marco Rubio says no on tax bill without expanded child tax credit

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2017 7:14 pm

The Florida Republican had warned of "problems" if the bill was changed in conference to set a corporate tax rate higher than 20 percent without expanding the child tax credit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Marco Rubio in tough spot on tax reform

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 8:05 pm

Keaton Jones, a middle school student from Union County, Tenn., appeared in a video posted by his mother, Kimberly Jones, on Facebook talking about how he was bullied at school. (Screenshot)

Kellyanne Conway on viral anti-bullying video: We need to ‘lead by example for children’

Melissa Quinn · December 11, 2017 4:18 pm

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton feels she can never be friends again with President Trump. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP)

Hillary Clinton: ‘I don’t know’ if I can be friends with Trump again

Pete Kasperowicz · November 22, 2017 11:36 am

One child's attempt to bake a cake (pictured), an old friend offering help, well-wishes from Twitter - all of them are part of dense social networks that can help people in need. But many Americans do not have them, and that is a major problem. (Photo by Tim Carney / Washington Examiner via Twitter)

An embarrassment of riches

Timothy P. Carney · November 8, 2017 3:58 am

The House bill, passed on Friday, reauthorizes the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides insurance for low-income children, for five years and funds community health centers for two years. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House passes child insurance bill, sends it to the Senate

Robert King · November 3, 2017 3:05 pm

Marco Rubio said that the credit must be raised from $1,000 today to at least more than $1,800. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ivanka Trump, Republicans push for child tax credit increase

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2017 7:57 pm

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Sorry, feminists: George Clooney is not subconsciously sexist

Suzanne Venker · October 25, 2017 4:31 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. is urging Republicans to reconsider and rethink controversial funding offsets for the five-year reauthorization of CHIP and two-year reauthorization of funding to community health centers. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Top Democrat says House could vote on childrens’ insurance bill this week

Robert King · October 23, 2017 6:13 pm