The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress has passed 40 recommendations to help the legislative branch reform the appropriations process, improve congressional capacity and reclaim its responsibilities under Article One of
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A tax reform bill is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after Congress passed the measure Wednesday, Reuters reported Wednesday. The House voted 224-201 and the upper
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The Senate has confirmed Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) to head the Department of Health and Human Services through a 52-47 vote, Reuters reported Friday. Susan Cornwell writes Price will have the ability to modify regulations under the 2010 Affordable Care
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President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to waive, change or delay the implementation of certain provisions under the Affordable Care Act, the New York Times reported Friday. The first executive order Trump signed
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The Senate on Friday voted 63-36 to approve a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through the end of April, the New York Times reported Friday. Thomas Kaplan and Jennifer Steinhauer write the
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Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia), chairman of the House Budget Committee and an orthopedic surgeon, has been selected to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President-elect Donald Trump’s
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The latest U.S. Census Bureau report has shown a 5.2-percent increase in household incomes and 1.2-percent decline in poverty across the country in 2015. In a blog post published Wednesday, President Barack Obama
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Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, has sent a letter to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi to discuss the results of a study on the potential budgetary effects of the proposed Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom
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The Office of Personnel Management has announced plans to implement self-plus-one as an additional enrollment option to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Eric Yoder writes the
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The Office of Personnel Management said five health insurance plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will discontinue coverage on Nov. 10 and the change could affect up to 25,000 current and retired federal employees, GovExec reported
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