Government

President Obama is already repackaging old tax and spending hike proposals as new âgrand bargainâ offers. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: Obama already in reruns on tax and spending hikes

Conn Carroll · July 31, 2013 4:00 am

Defense Dept. Urges Furloughed Workers to Use ‘Free or Low-Cost’ Recreation During Time Off

Defense Dept. Urges Furloughed Workers to Use ‘Free or Low-Cost’ Recreation During Time Off

Jeryl Bier · July 30, 2013 4:17 pm

Jeffrey David Cox, American Federation of Government Employees president, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about furloughs at the Pentagon. (AP File)

Federal employees union to Pentagon: Stop all furloughs

Tim Mak · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Conservatives instigating a confrontation with President Obama over his health care reforms don't necessarily believe the public would support the government shutdown that would inevitably ensue when the White House refuses to defund the Affordable Care Act. (A/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP admits public may not back their threat to shut down the government

David M. Drucker · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Chinese purchase of Smithfield prompts worries about US food safety

Brian Hughes · July 26, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., is the second-youngest member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He says many people in his generation believe social change is more easily accomplished working in the non-profit sector than in government. (AP Photo)

Who can blame Americans for losing faith in their government?

Cal Thomas · July 25, 2013 4:00 am

The shipment of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt have been delayed due to the Middle Eastern countryâs âfluid situationâ, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Pentagon halts F-16 transfers to Egypt

Tim Mak · July 24, 2013 4:00 am

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

White House: Spending cuts ‘diminished the sense of the greatness of America’

Joel Gehrke · July 23, 2013 4:00 am

Thanks to artificially low interest rates, the United States has been able to finance deficits exceeding $1 trillion every year from 2009 through 2012 at very low cost. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Big Ideas: On deficits, leaner armies and government innovation

Joseph Lawler · July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

Examiner Editorial: EPA’s failure to meet deadlines invites regulatory manipulation

Washington Examiner · July 19, 2013 4:00 am

(AP Photo/David Duprey)

Economic populism, not Gang of Eight immigration reform, will boost GOP’s future

Conn Carroll · July 19, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2010 file photo, Temeka Williams, right, of Detroit, uses her EBT/Bridge Card tokens for a purchase from Elizabeth and Gary Lauber from Sweet Delights at the Farmer's Market in Detroit. House approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger fight over food stamps and the role of domestic food aid in the United States. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

House GOP passes farm subsidies — without food stamps

Timothy P. Carney · July 19, 2013 4:00 am