The House Science Committee’s Climate-Skeptic Chairman Is Retiring From Congress
While chair of the House Science Committee, Lamar Smith led unprecedented investigations of federal climate scientists.
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Here’s How the GOP Wants to Overhaul the Tax Code
House Republican leaders unveiled their tax reform plan on Thursday. The opposition lobbying has already begun.
Trump’s Drug Commission Comes Out With 50-Plus Recommendations to Reduce Addiction in America
The question now is whether the White House will implement them.
Some Fear That Vietnamese Americans Could Be at Greater Risk for Deportation
As Trump moves to sanction countries that don't accept deportees, analysts warn that U.S. residents of Vietnamese origin no longer have the same protections.
Trump Calls for End of Immigration Lottery Program After Terror Attack
Trump also told reporters that he would consider sending the suspected terrorist to Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
This Is a Good Way to Create a Legitimacy Crisis
The indictment of Paul Manafort should signal the Trump administration's suspect role in the 2016 election. But for many, it won't.
House Announces Vote on Bill Reauthorizing CHIP Program
While states have been able to continue to run their CHIP programs in the interim using funds on hand, several states are on the verge of running out of money.
Jeff Sessions’ Stubborn Crusade Against Marijuana
In the U.S., the question of marijuana legalization is no longer where and how—it's when. Just don't tell that to the attorney general.
Our Retirement-Savings System Is Broken
Representative Kevin Brady wants to shake up our retirement-savings system. That might not be a bad idea.
Trump Will Declare Opioid Epidemic a Public-Health Emergency
Trump will declare the emergency under the Public Service Health Act.