The low hum of translators reverberated through the House chamber Tuesday morning while the House Democracy Assistance Commission greeted foreign lawmakers from around the globe. It wasn’t the usual ...

The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee made news recently by announcing that if his party is serious about changing the fiscal path we are on, they’ll have to consider raising taxes.

Looking at recent Congressional Budget Office reports, one can have no doubts about the fiscal mess. Annual deficits of $2 trillion will soon be the norm. Interest payments on the debt will exceed ...