Discover the "Guns and Butter" economic model, exploring U.S. defense versus social spending and how the balance shapes national fiscal policy for taxpayers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program is proud to partner with WTOP to bring you this series. In 1776, the young nation’s population was around 2.5 million people. Today, in 2026, the ...

Now, the board that oversees the test, the only nationally comparable gauge of civics education, is working to update it for ...

The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring ...

Though both political parties view the General Schedule as a problem, they have totally different reasons, creating a "compliance culture" that makes reform impossible.

A Wisconsin group traveled to Northern Ireland to learn lessons from "The Troubles" to apply to U.S. political division. The article suggests that dehumanizing language is often a precursor to ...

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate new models before they’re released publicly. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate new models before they’re released ...

President Trump said Wednesday that federal stock holdings in Intel generated more than $30 billion over the last several months, after he authorized the U.S. government’s investment in the struggling ...

In the chaotic swirl of events after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, doctors feared that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson had suffered a heart attack upon arrival at Parkland Memorial ...

In short: The US government’s 9.9% stake in Intel, acquired for $8.9 billion last August by converting CHIPS Act grants and Secure Enclave funds into equity at $20.47/share, is now worth approximately ...

In a “Voices from ASPA” video video that ran on our website recently, Valerie Lemmie, senior advisor for state and local government at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, told us that “I am at times ...

On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where ...