The Office of the Attending Physician gives politicians nearly unlimited medical care for about $54 a month.
Mitch McConnell
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The Lamest-Duck Session
November and December will nominally be about confirming judges and kicking the can on must-pass bills. More ambitious efforts probably aren’t happening.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Incrementalizing Cannabis
What America gets when Congress and the executive branch slow-roll progress
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Mitch McConnell, Senate Arsonist
Today on TAP: The longtime leader of Senate Republicans did more damage to his elected body than anyone in history.
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Party Opposed to Immigration Changes Opposes Immigration Changes
The inevitable outcome of Republican anti-immigration sentiment
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The Immigration Policy Spiral
Joe Biden, from a position of weakness, is trying to cut a punitive deal on border policy without the House.
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Congress’s Post-Vacation Blahs
A passel of program authorizations and funding expire in September. There isn’t really a path yet to deal with them all.
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Congressional Spending Battle Is an Intra-Republican Affair
It’s become a proxy for Republican battles about both national security and Kevin McCarthy’s job security.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Narrative Shift of the Debt Ceiling Fight
On today’s X-Date, how passing a bill gave Kevin McCarthy a momentary advantage that has yet to be counteracted
Posted inEconomic Policy
Everyone Thinks the Debt Ceiling Is Someone Else’s Problem
On today’s X-Date, the epidemic of buck-passing breaking out in the nation’s capital