By
Doug Hall
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Military & Security
We react to President Obama's proposal to Congress seeking authorization for the use of military force against ISIS.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Today we released The President's 2016 Budget in Pictures, a series of colorful charts telling the story of the priorities in the president's budget.
By
Robin Claremont
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Budget Process
We've analyzed the key funding initiatives in President Obama's FY2016 budget and how they match up to Americans' priorities.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
About a week and a half ago, the White House released a plan to “simplify our complex tax code” and “make it fairer by eliminating some of the biggest loopholes.” Here we provide a brief overview of what loopholes he’d like to close and what he wants to do with the money.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Military & Security
Last week, three of NPP’s own joined dozens of partners from around the country at an annual National Security Strategy Retreat held in Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include. We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate change, middle class economics, free community college, taxes, war spending and more.
By
Robin Claremont
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Budget Process
We asked you what issues you want to hear President Obama discuss during his State of the Union speech tonight. Here's what you said.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Education
The White House has announced that President Obama will reveal a proposal to allow students to attend community college free for up to two years.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
A proposed rule change by the House of Representatives would prevent lawmakers from transferring funding from the Social Security retirement and survivor’s (OASI) trust fund to the disability (DI) trust fund.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Congress tackles the Keystone XL Pipeline, Obamacare, and makes a move toward tax reform in its first week back, with a side of business as usual.