Between 2007 and 2009, the Federal Housing Administration took on a counter-cyclical role as the real estate market plunged. To help prop up demand, FHA rapidly expanded...
The holiday season is a time to be grateful for what we have and to be compassionate toward those who are hurting. One in seven Americans relies on government assistance...
Four decades ago, the Arab oil embargo consigned Americans to gas lines. Odd-even rationing became routine, and everyone with a passing interest in energy policy heard r...
Washington’s focus on the “fiscal cliff” — a potentially disastrous combination of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 — has shifted attention...
After a hard-fought election, the weeks that follow should include some quiet reflection by the winner. As President Barack Obama takes stock of the damage superstorm Sa...
Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you’d wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have co...
The campaign dust has settled. The echoes of wild charge and countercharge faded. The American people have settled the question of who will lead them for the next four y...
Congressional gridlock is dead. Long live constructive bipartisanship in our nation’s capital.
Well, that’s not reality — yet. But it’s encouraging that President Barack...
WASHINGTON — The first reason to avoid going over the “fiscal cliff” is economic. The $500 billion of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for early 2013 would prob...
It didn’t escape anyone’s notice that Latino voters helped carry President Barack Obama over the finish line Nov. 6. Suddenly, everybody’s talking about immigration refo...
