Last week, President Joe Biden, without authorization from Congress, announced he plans to transfer roughly $500 billion worth of student loan debt from the borrowers who took out the loans to hardworking taxpayers across the country. Other presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have attempted to overstep their authority, and we have never ...

Democrats walked away from negotiations, and too many Republicans are sitting on their hands. Many issues that were top of mind only a few months ago have been sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, its economic fallout, and social unrest related to police brutality and racial inequality. As a co-author of bipartisan legislation to ...

It’s in American interests to lead the way to a fairer playing field. Pursuing and promoting global economic freedom is an integral part of the American story. And the World Trade Organization is an important chapter in it. I worry, however, that this chapter in the history of free trade may come to an end if the U.S. doesn’t act quickly to ...

Bipartisan legislation would redesign Medicare Part D to lower costs for beneficiaries and taxpayers. It’s no secret that health care is a politically divisive issue. In the past decade, national elections have been decided on it, and control of Congress has changed hands in part over it. Despite these differences, there is hope for a ...

Democrats have to stop stalling. Give the American people the leg up they deserve. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry into the president of the United States means that issue will likely dominate discussion in Washington for months. That’s a shame, because there are so many pressing matters ...

The collusion narrative was bunk, but other countries’ clandestine lobbying is a real problem. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation captivated Washington for nearly two years. Much of the media focused on speculation and fuzzy allegations, fueled by critics eager to pronounce the president’s guilt, of coordination between the ...

Congress won’t approve USMCA while constituents pay the price for Mexican and Canadian retaliation. Donald Trump bucked decades of Republican orthodoxy by railing against free-trade agreements. To say I was skeptical of his plans to rip up or renegotiate nearly every major trade deal would be a polite understatement. I’ve represented Iowa in ...

Our high court hangs in the balance. We are at a rare moment in American history. Our nation is divided over the best direction for our future. And as Americans debate who can best lead our country, our high court hangs in the balance.But, for the first time in decades, Americans have an opportunity not only to decide who gets the keys to the ...

Renaming executive orders can't hide abuse of powers. Presidents have the authority to issue executive orders in various circumstances, constrained by laws and the Constitution. But, as USA TODAY has reported, President Obama has gone to extremes to keep the public from knowing the extent of his unilateral action. In a number of his orders, he ...