Legislation

The debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has devolved into a fixation on crass words and shallow arguments while completely ignoring substantive discussion. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

Instead of ‘shitholes,’ this is the immigration conversation we should be having

Jenna Ellis · January 20, 2018 12:36 am

President Trump has developed a tendency to push his party off message without warning, as evident Thursday after he nearly upended the GOP's whole strategy to avoid a government shutdown with a tweet. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Trump’s tendency to move Republicans off message is a major midterm concern

David M. Drucker · January 19, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., slammed his colleagues Thursday for not passing a bipartisan budget bill nearly one-third of the way through the current fiscal year.

John McCain blasts Congress: Troops ‘will pay the price’ regardless of CR or shutdown

Diana Stancy Correll · January 19, 2018 2:08 am

Cuts to the corporate tax rate were paired with small business tax cuts in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, ensuring that businesses of all sizes receive a tax cut under the tax reform bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Not everything is crony capitalism

Andrew Wilford · January 18, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump met with White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson Friday for his first medical check-up as president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrat behind ‘Stable Genius Act’ pleased by Trump’s exam

Kimberly Leonard · January 17, 2018 2:42 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has yet to signal whether he will instruct his caucus to filibuster a continuing resolution to keep the government funded if said bill doesn't protect beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats under pressure to block spending bill over Dreamers

Susan Ferrechio · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Days after President Trump's now-infamous "shithole countries" remarks in immigration talks, the words now could potentially hold up future legislation, including funding the federal government. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Who really ‘blew’ DACA talks?

W. James Antle III · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

The latest tax bill and deregulation coming down the line has been a positive for equity markets, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 38 percent to a record above 25,000 and the broader S&P 500 climbing 29 percent. (iStock)

For US banks, tax-cut bonanza follows a gloomy year for traders

James Langford · January 11, 2018 1:31 pm

Immigrant rights advocates close to negotiations told reporters that the "parameters" of a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are beginning to take shape, and they arenÃ¢â¬â¢t concerned about the posturing going on publicly. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Immigration advocates sense a deal taking shape in DACA talks

Laura Barrón-López · January 6, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump has said that any legislation touching the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program must include a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

Under Trump, opposing ‘chain migration’ is even bigger than ‘amnesty’

W. James Antle III · January 5, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has tried before to repeal and replace Obamacare. The efforts failed in the past, but now that the Senate is back in session, it should become a high priority again. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Happy New Year! Now repeal and replace Obamacare

Washington Examiner · January 4, 2018 5:01 am

The White House has drawn a series of red lines around the reorganization of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs, demanding that such legislation contain funding for a Southwest border wall, among other things. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Immigration complicates Trump’s spending negotiations with Congress

Gabby Morrongiello and Sarah Bedford · January 3, 2018 5:01 am