Kristin Roberts

Kristin Roberts

Managing Editor, Budget, Economy and Domestic Policy

Kristin Roberts is National Journal's managing editor for budget and economy.

Kristin Roberts's Latest Posts

Unworthy of their trust

Trust. We don't have it anymore. Not in our government, for sure. Not in the political process that has degenerated into mind-numbing, amateur theater around us. Look no further than the blah-blah-blah surrounding the Buffett Rule...

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Unworthy of their trust

Trust. We don't have it anymore. Not in our government, for sure. Not in the political process that has degenerated into mind-numbing, amateur theater around us. Look no further than the blah-blah-blah surrounding the Buffett Rule...

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COVER STORY

The White House’s Housing Fumbles

The Obama administration's approach to housing policy is a story of missed opportunities, competing priorities, out-of-whack expectations, and a few noteworthy successes.

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ECONOMY

Fannie, Freddie Regulator Outlines New Strategy Absent GSE Reform Effort

The Federal Housing Finance Agency – regulator to troubled housing enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – on Tuesday issued a significantly revised strategy for the companies’ operations meant to jumpstart lawmakers’ ref...

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BUDGET

QUICK TAKE: Obama Calls for Longer Payroll Tax Cut Extension Next Year

President Obama on Saturday praised the Senate for keeping the payroll tax cut alive for another two months but said it would be “inexcusable” if Congress failed to extend it again, for the full year, when lawmakers reconvene ...

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U.S. AVERAGE GAS PRICE


MAP: In what states is gas over $4 a gallon?

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