mick mulvaney

Robert B. Reich: The real threat to America isn't President Trump's "Deep State"; it's his "Corrupt State."

Jonah Goldberg: Conservatives increasingly have to be all in, heaping praise on Mr. Trump's behavior or scolding those who criticize it.

Robert B. Reich: Voters know Donald Trump's economy isn't good for most Americans.

Mick Mulvaney goes full truthful with bankers about pay-to-play single-handedly proving the whole 'drain the swamp' thing was a complete fiction.

A $1.3 trillion federal spending bill working its way through Congress this week sets aside $73 million for Chesapeake Bay restoration and would continue to provide funding for other Maryland priorities previously threatened by deep cuts.

By John Fritze

Mar 22, 2018

Citing a history of predatory real estate practices in Baltimore, two Maryland lawmakers called on the Trump administration Wednesday to abandon plans to strip a division of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of its enforcement powers.

By John Fritze

Feb 14, 2018

Talks will resume Monday after a bipartisan effort to reopen the federal government before the start of the workweek failed to bring about an agreement late Sunday, leaving agencies shuttered for a third day with negotiations set to continue.

By John Fritze

Jan 22, 2018

Cutting federal programs now is the best option available for Donald Trump, despite what The Sun may claim

A $3.9 trillion federal budget proposal expected to be unveiled by the Trump administration Tuesday will call for deep cuts to safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps while increasing spending for infrastructure and a paid parental leave program.

By John Fritze

May 23, 2017

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill today facing the prospect of a government shutdown by the end of the week, and a politically perilous decision on whether to attempt another overhaul of the health insurance law known as Obamacare.

By John Fritze

Apr 24, 2017

White House asks federal agencies to plan for reductions

By John Fritze

Apr 11, 2017

Trump's proposed cuts to arts and humanities hurt coal miners, too

Trump should apply his Meals on Wheels criteria to U.S. defense spending

Witcover: Trump may succeed in "repealing and replacing Obamacare," but likely not without smoke and mirrors.

President Donald Trump unveiled a budget Thursday that calls for eliminating spending on the Chesapeake Bay, reducing medical research and slashing the federal workforce to levels not seen in decades — part of an effort to force a historic resizing of the government he now leads.

By John Fritze

Mar 16, 2017

President Donald Trump's budget will recommend deep spending cuts to federal agencies overseeing housing, the environment and diplomacy and would likely lead to a smaller federal workforce if approved by Congress, an architect of the plan said Wednesday.

By John Fritze

Mar 16, 2017

As he moves quickly to build his administration, President Donald Trump has offered little indication who he will nominate as the next commissioner of the Social Security Administration – an agency that has gone four years without a permanent leader.

By John Fritze

Feb 5, 2017

Robert Reich: Why should we expect Wells Fargo or any other big bank to stop commiting fraud when it's so lucrative?

Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's sole Republican in Congress, said Friday that he is seeking the chairmanship of an influential conservative caucus of lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

The Republican leadership shuffle playing out in the House of Representatives may have created an opening for Rep. Andy Harris, the state's sole GOP lawmaker.

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are stepping up their rhetoric on federal employee compensation — positioning the issue as a central bargaining chip in negotiations next month over raising the debt ceiling and paying for government operations.