The Speaker of the House, currently Mike Johnson (R., Louisiana), is one of the most powerful elected positions in the federal government, the only position in Congress named in the Constitution, the second in line to the presidency after the vice president, and the point person for the legislative branch’s fundamental role in originating and Read more
Legislation
Here’s the Bill: How New Legislation Will Affect Individual Taxpayers
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed Public Law 119-21 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025”) a wide-ranging domestic policy bill approved on a mostly party-line vote, with all congressional Democrats voting no and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Read more