Federal Spending

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker outside a USPS distribution center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. FedEx, UPS, Amazon.com and the U.S. Postal Service are busy hiring temporary and part-time workers ahead of the peak season, which will start to ramp up in November. Competition will be fierce for labor in and out of the parcel industry. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Infrastructure

Congress seeks solution for averting USPS fiscal collapse

April 10, 2026 6:28 am

President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room.

Business

Trump budget proposal shows he understands freedom isn’t free

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

April 10, 2026 6:12 am

National Guard troops walk across the street.

White House

Trump requests over $10 billion for DC infrastructure and National Guard deployment

Molly Parks -

April 3, 2026 7:13 pm

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya attends an event with first lady Melania Trump at The Children's Inn in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

Healthcare

The NIH has problems. Carelessly slashing its budget would create more

Tom Price -

March 31, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Op-Eds

Trump should cut off the woke National Academies

Mark Meadows -

March 26, 2026 6:00 am

Political fund raising for Congress - running for reelection - Washington politics

Op-Eds

Congress should stop paying states

Thomas Savidge, James H. Hohman -

March 21, 2026 8:00 am

Rep. Summer Lee arrives for Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's Inauguration

Columnists

Why Summer Lee isn’t delivering for Pittsburgh

Salena Zito -

March 17, 2026 9:49 am

Money finance recovery growth chart graph

Opinion

Republican tax cuts must not be blamed for rising deficits and debt

Bruce Thompson -

March 1, 2026 12:00 pm

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

On the federal deficit, picking the low-hanging fruit won’t be enough

Matt Weidinger -

February 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump signs a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office on Feb. 3. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Magazine

Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks

Kevin R. Kosar -

February 6, 2026 5:23 am

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