Judge Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has just begun to make the initial visits to key Senators that are part of the confirmation process. The Democrats have already signaled that they are prepared for a tough fight but history is on Judge Gorsuch’s side. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, click […]
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, the Senate took the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare) and later on Thursday, Speaker Paul Ryan vowed that the House would follow suit in short order. But the process of repealing and replacing is likely to quickly get more complicated and more contentious. […]
As President Obama prepares to leave office, it’s quite remarkable to compare his policy successes across a number of measures with the state of the Democratic Party, particularly following the disastrous 2016 election. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, please click here. […]
Budget policy is back in the news. The incoming Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, has been promising that wealthy people won’t get net tax cuts while President-elect Trump has been promising to increase defense spending. Not surprisingly, the numbers don’t add up. Note: for the related Morning Joe clip, click here. With respect to taxes, […]
President-elect Trump will be visiting Indiana today (Thursday) to take a victory lap for the decision by the Carrier Corporation to keep about half of the jobs it was planning to send to Mexico in the state. While Trump will inevitably get at least some praise, it’s important to recognize that this is largely a […]
The stock market was as surprised as the rest of America by Donald Trump’s election and has been reacting in unpredictable ways – including by hitting new records this week. Right up until election night, market experts believed that a Trump win would be […]
Republicans have been united for the past 8 years in their opposition to Barack Obama but life is about to get more complicated for them: They are going to have to agree on a common agenda and they are going to have to come up with some ideas that actually help the voters who elected […]
As Americans go to the polls next Tuesday, they will be confronted by an economy that has continued to grow and add jobs but not brought incomes back to where they were before the recession and financial crisis. Note 1: for the related Morning Joe video, click here. Note 2: the charts below have been […]
On October 26, 2016, I teamed up with with Quora to host a live session and answered questions from the Quora community about U.S. economic policy, President Obama’s economic legacy, and more. Here are all the questions – and all of my answers. WHAT IS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ECONOMIC LEGACY? President Obama has achieved a lot […]
Rising insurance premiums has put Obamacare back in the news and particularly with the election fast approaching, not everything that’s being said accurately reflects the facts. I joined the Morning Joe team today to explain who in fact is being impacted and what’s causing the premium hikes. For the related video, click here. […]
