By The Numbers: A Look at Obama’s Fiscal 2015 Budget Request

Seeking Cloture

The Senate has increasingly been forced to file for cloture in order to get to the final up-or-down confirmation vote on nominations. read more...

In the Line of Fire

With each passing decade, the number of structures destroyed by wildfire each year increases substantially. Properties worth hundreds of billions of dollars sit in high risk areas, while wildfire prevention efforts haven’t been immune to Washington’s budget fights. read more...

Counties with the highest government dependency

Federal government benefits contribute nearly a fifth of the average American’s income. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment and veterans benefits provide a substantial part of the nation’s personal income, spanning political and socioeconomic divides. As you can see in the map above, as of 2011, some counties have more than half of their personal income … read more...