Health Care? Taxes? Budget? G.O.P. Has Big To-Do List, but Little Time

By ALAN RAPPEPORT July 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — An iffy health care vote. An unresolved budget resolution. A heavy debt ceiling lift. And, of course, there is that tax overhaul plan. Congress has a lot to do, and it doesn’t have much time. So much...

Kansas Lawmakers Override Brownback Veto, Undoing Tax Cuts

By MONICA DAVEY June 7, 2017 For six years, Gov. Sam Brownback carried out a signature philosophy of cutting taxes and shrinking government across Kansas, a state dominated by his fellow Republicans. But on Tuesday night, the state’s Republican-held...

Congress Opens Battle to Reshape Taxes, and the Goal Isn’t Perfection

House Republicans warned against letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, and Democrats denounced “trickle down” policies and a lack of bipartisanship.

Economic View: What the President Could Learn From Professional Economists

March 10, 2017 Economic View By N. GREGORY MANKIW Michael T. Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser, gave President Trump at least one piece of excellent advice. According to The Huffington Post, it was 3 a.m. when Mr. Flynn got a call from the...