Lockdown: Excess vs. Success
My new Bloomberg Opinion column.
Government Shutdown
Poll: Over a Third Cite Poor Leadership as Country’s Biggest Problem
A record percentage of respondents cited poor leadership as the country's biggest problem in the latest Gallup poll, which was released Monday.
CBO: Shutdown Cost U.S. Economy $3 Billion
The government shutdown cost the U.S. economy $3 billion that it will likely never recover, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.
Graham: Trump ‘Must’ Use ‘Emergency Powers’ to Fund Wall if Congress Won’t
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday called on the president to unilaterally appropriate funds for the construction of a border wall if Congress won't provide them.
The Real Lesson of the Shutdown
So much of government in Washington is nonessential.
Uncommon Knowledge: The Limits of Emergency Powers with Epstein & Yoo
Can a sitting president be indicted? What emergency powers does President Trump have to build a border wall and stop the government shutdown?
Trump Blinks
I think Guy Benson’s instant take is largely right.
Trump Agrees to Three-Week Spending Bill Without Wall Funding to End Shutdown
President Trump announced Friday afternoon that he will sign a stop-gap spending bill that will fund the government through February 15.
Schumer Shoots Down Bill to Pay Coast Guard
The Senate minority leader on Thursday blocked a Republican bill that would pay the Coast Guard without ending the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Trump’s Plan to Fund Wall Fails, Two Republican Senators Defect
The Senate voted down Thursday a Republican-backed spending bill, which would have ended the longest running government shutdown in history.