Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green ...

Federal spending is in the spotlight this year like never before, as the Trump administration has bypassed Congress and held up billions of dollars lawmakers had already approved for education.

Mr. Kahn is the acting director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. He worked for two decades as the staff director of the House Budget Committee. For the ...

If many of us operated our household budgets like the federal government, we would be considered reckless and irresponsible. And yet, here we are again, facing another showdown over a shutdown. The ...

The sordid chronicle of the seven Democratic senators and one independent who jumped ship to support Republicans in ending ...

Sometimes it can seem that AI is all that anyone wants to talk about when it comes to government technology. But that's not the only big trend of the moment. Federal funding stands as another hot — ...

The district is facing multiple expected increases to its budget and the potential loss of federal funding due to President ...