Big government can be thought of as a toll collector. Through regulation, taxes, or outright government ownership, politicians limit the ability of individuals and businesses to do the stuff they want ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

In 2024, the Biden administration killed a proposed merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue. If the two companies were to join forces, declared then-attorney general Merrick Garland, it would ...

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The expanding Internal Revenue Service scandal could hardly be any more Drudgeriffic. Well, maybe if in addition to singling out groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names, the agency had ...

President Trump and the Republicans in Congress insist that the election gave them a public mandate to massively reduce the federal government. They claim that the mass firings of government workers ...

The story of modern American government is a tale of ever-growing presidential power. For well over a century now, as the economy has expanded in scope and complexity, as America’s global footprint ...

This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ views of problems facing the country. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important ...