After signing the March budget deal, President Trump told Congress, "I will never sign another bill like this again" – a "Christmas tree" full of perks for special interests negotiated in secret and then thrust on the public, rank-and-file lawmakers, and even the...

Earlier this year in midnight negotiations on a budget deal, Chuck Schumer secured a little-noticed policy victory designed to shore up Obamacare. Now conservatives are racing to stop the change from destabilizing prescription drug markets and collapsing the Medicare...

Bobbito Garcia is the director of a documentary about himself titled Rock Rubber 45s. The New York Times recently gave it a top-flight review, but the latter only rates mention in light of the newspaper’s description of the director. Garcia’s day “job” when not...

They frequently attend fundraisers, and so it’s easy to accuse them of being “bought” by greedy lobbyists. Never mind that donations to candidates and PACs are legal and protected by the First Amendment. Never mind that donations are declared publicly. Never mind that...

Everybody loves a bargain. So how about 15 percent off on your next New York City hotel stay. Sound good? Well, it's easy: just use Airbnb. That 15 percent is a round figure, of course, not an exact number. It basically represents the hotel tax rate (14.75 percent) in...

Earlier this year in midnight negotiations on a budget deal, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) secured a little-noticed policy victory designed to shore up Obamacare. Now conservatives are racing to stop the change from destabilizing prescription drug markets and...