In simplistic terms, the Secure Rural Schools program provides federal payments to make up for restrictions on timber harvests. As The Columbian has written editorially, “The federal government has ...

Congress, after many years, finally passed the Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law Jan 6, 2025. This Act ...

U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes says her focus will always be on everyday people, and she's working to expand opportunities for 13th ...

The case raises a Constitutional question about the power of a president to impound funds that were authorized by Congress, ...

The law mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent ...

This bipartisan legislation represents the most substantial reform in immigration enforcement and border security in nearly ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

President Donald Trump today will sign the first bill of his new administration – the Laken Riley Act, named for an AU ...

We all learned early in life that the Founding Fathers gave Congress the “Power of the Purse” on spending to act as a check on the executive branch, but it sure hasn’t looked like that in the early ...