published Oct 22, 2017 4:53:09 PM, by Mark Niquette, Kevin Varley and Ben Brody (Bloomberg) — The Republican Party hasn’t abandoned the goal of making President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan revenue neutral and can make it so by lifting economic growth, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. “Actually we’re not,

published Jul 10th 2017, 5:18 pm, by Anna Edney (Bloomberg) —Congress must renew a fee program that funds government review of new drugs and medical devices, but a legislative logjam over the Senate’s health-care overhaul stands in its way. Lawmakers need to sign off on the drug and device fees

published May 15th 2017, 5:54 pm, by Jonathan Bernstein (Bloomberg View) —I wish today’s bombshell from the Washington Post — that President Trump “revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week” which “jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the

published May 4th 2017, 4:00 pm, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) —Americans face two big problems as they get older: a shortage of retirement savings and the skyrocketing cost of health care. Both may be about to get worse after two narrow votes in Congress this week. On Wednesday, the Senate voted

published Nov 12th 2016, 9:44 am, by Noah Feldman (Bloomberg View) — Vice President-elect Mike Pence has told evangelical leader James Dobson that the next administration will reverse President Barack Obama’s contraceptive mandate rules and transgender bathroom guidance — both of which it can do without Congress. If Pence speaks