Merrill Matthews

Merrill Matthews, opinion contributor 4 min read Conservatives called it “ Bidenflation ” when President Joe Biden's economic policies

Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs program has reversed the disinflation trend, causing inflation to rise to 3.8 percent in April, and while it is unlikely to reach the peak it did during Biden's presidency, it will likely remain elevated for months.

Medicaid fraud has been rampant for decades, costing taxpayers billions of dollars, but a proposed Republican reform of Medicaid block grants could help limit the fraud and ensure that taxpayer dol…

President Donald Trump wants to release a $250 bill with his picture on it to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary, but federal law prohibits printing money with a living person on the…

President Donald Trump wants to release a $250 bill with his picture on it to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary, but federal law prohibits printing money with a living person on the bill and...

President Trump appointed Bill Pulte, with no intelligence or national security experience, as the interim director of national intelligence to prove the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

When President Trump named Bill Pulte , the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the interim director of national intelligence, a

The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act would create new regulatory burdens on biotech companies, making it harder and taking longer to develop new treatments, while doing nothing to …

Bernie Sanders' socialist ideas are becoming increasingly influential in the Democratic Party, with his endorsed candidates winning across the country and progressive policies becoming more popular among Democrats.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is having a moment. Not long ago he was a political outlier and something of an elected gadfly — a self-proclaimed socialist in a Democratic Party that wasn't comfortable with socialism. No more.