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The Lexington Institute held a forum on President Trump’s Postal Service Task Force. Panelists talked about ways the U.S. Postal Service could modernize its operations and business…

A House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee held a hearing on the findings of a 2018 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting NASA cost and schedule overruns, and ways to address…

Shai Akabas talked about a report by the Treasury Department showing that the federal deficit so far for fiscal year 2018 reached $532 billion in May, 23 percent higher than the same period…

Diana Moss and Joshua Wright talked about the June 12, 2018, federal court ruling allowing AT&T to merge with Time Warner. The two antitrust analysts believe the ruling was narrowly written…

A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee considered possible reforms to how federal labor union employees report on the amount of time they are allowed under the law to spend “official time” engaged in…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified before the Senate Health Committee on President Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug costs for patients. In his testimony, Secretary…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question, “What was the impact on your paycheck of the tax cut passed at the end of 2017?”

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a meeting on the 2018 farm bill. The legislation is crafted and passed approximately every five years and covers programs that…

Economists, authors, and journalists talked about the increase in long-term unemployment and the ways jobs, training and wages in the U.S. could change in the future. Topics included past…

Carmen Segarra discussed her time working with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and regulating Goldman Sachs.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting testified before the Senate Banking Committee ton his agency’s role and mission as the top U.S. bank regulator. Topics included the results of a…

Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai spoke about the future of the internet following the end of net neutrality rules on June 11, 2018. Net neutrality refers to Obama…

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) talked about the farm bill and subsidies. Following his remarks, a panel of agriculture experts spoke about the pros and cons of making changes to farm subsidy…

Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Robert Jackson made remarks and took questions at a Center for American Progress event about Wall Street, tax policy and corporate…

Small business owners testified before a House subcommittee about workforce shortages in their industries. The witnesses talked about the labor challenges facing small businesses, including…

Private sector banking and financial executives testified at a hearing on the risks of cyber attacks to the financial services sector. Topics included cyber readiness, better communication…

The chairs of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified at a hearing on their agencies' respective fiscal year 2019 budget requests. Some of the…

The app economy and trends in mobile technology was the focus of a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing. Members heard from a diverse group of industry…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced another interest rate hike, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 1.75 to two percent. This was the second rate hike in 2018 and the…

Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a joint hearing to consider the 10-year old Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and it subsequent offshoot program, the Hardest Hit…