Government

Magazine - Features

The court takes on the administrative state

Ilya Shapiro · September 29, 2023 9:46 am

The Capitol is seen late Tuesday night, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington, as lawmakers work to advance appropriations bills on the House floor. The Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-controlled Senate are starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown.

Senate advances temporary spending bill as border security talks continue

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 28, 2023 6:40 pm

This photo taken Jan. 8, 2014, shows the contents of a specially prepared box of food at a food bank distribution, as part of a research project with Feeding America to try to improve the health of diabetics in food-insecure families.

2023 could see highest number of people on food stamps since 2016

Washington Examiner · September 26, 2023 12:21 pm

Beltway Confidential

The government is colluding with social media platforms to censor Americans

Sen. Rand Paul · September 24, 2023 6:00 am

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to reporters outside of the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.

MTG says ‘no one wants the Green New Deal’ amid government funding concerns

Asher Notheis · September 17, 2023 6:28 pm

Beltway Confidential

Two scandals show our government is neither wise nor moral

Adam Carrington · September 16, 2023 6:00 am

Breaking unions’ death grip on democracy

Philip K. Howard · September 15, 2023 12:00 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Obnoxious’ charity that occupied McCarthy’s office heavily bankrolled by taxpayers

Gabe Kaminsky · September 14, 2023 5:55 pm

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is seen at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 12, 2023. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Senate takes first step in approving nearly $280 billion in government funding

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 12, 2023 9:26 pm

Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Rep. Ritchie Torres tests positive for COVID-19, leaving Democrats down a vote

Eden Villalovas · September 11, 2023 8:30 pm

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), right, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrive to speak with members of the press.

House Republicans return to messy appropriations fight as government shutdown looms

Cami Mondeaux and Reese Gorman · September 10, 2023 10:00 am

This April 26, 2017, photo shows the Google mobile phone icon in Philadelphia.

Google launches transparency center to help users report harmful content

Christopher Hutton · August 17, 2023 6:11 pm