Budget Battles
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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Trump Throws Johnson a Lifeline: ‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’
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Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan Would Cost $84 Billion: Analysis
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House Conservatives Deal a New Blow to Johnson
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Another Warning Shot at Johnson
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Trump Promises Billionaires: I'll Keep Your Taxes Low
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Freedom Caucus Says No Baltimore Aid Unless ...
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Nearly 1 in 4 of Those Removed From Medicaid Now Uninsured
By Michael RaineyMillions of Americans have been removed from state-level Medicaid programs over the last year, following the official end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the return to pre-pandemic rules governing...
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Aid to Israel, Ukraine
Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel this weekend has ramped up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to decide on a path forward for foreign aid funding that has been stalled in the House for...
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Former Biden Administration Economists Launch New Budget Lab
A huge tax fight is looming as a slew of 2017 Republican tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025 — and, as Natasha Sarin writes at The Washington Post , the government’s budgetary...
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Biden Administration Forgives Another $7.4 Billion in Student Debt
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden on Friday announced another round of student loan forgiveness, part of a piecemeal effort that has seen $153 billion in debt erased for 4.3 million borrowers. The latest round of...
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Trump Throws Johnson a Lifeline: ‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’
Still facing a threat from his own party to oust him from his job, House Speaker Johnson scored some MAGA cred Friday by appearing with former President Donald Trump at a Mar-a-Lago news conference...
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Baltimore Bridge Disaster Could Wipe Out Federal Emergency Fund
By Michael RaineyThe effort to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could overwhelm a key federal emergency fund that is already facing more requests for help than it can handle. As The Washington Post’s...
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Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan Would Cost $84 Billion: Analysis
President Joe Biden’s new student debt relief plans are projected to cost $84 billion if enacted, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model . That total includes about $58 billion from waiving...
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House Conservatives Deal a New Blow to Speaker Johnson
The far-right revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson got dialed up a notch Wednesday as a group of 19 House Republicans defeated a procedural vote on a bill to reauthorize the controversial Section 702...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Another Warning Shot at Johnson
House Republican lawmakers returned from their two-week recess Tuesday and resumed their chaotic infighting right where they left off. Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who 18 days ago...
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US and Allies Face Multi-Trillion Dollar Bill as Race to Rearm Picks Up Speed
By Michael RaineyGlobal defense spending hit a record $2.2 trillion last year, and that number is only expected to rise as countries rearm themselves amid growing tensions in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. While...
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Greece's New Democracy seeks bailout coalition
By Karolina Tagaris and George Georgiopoulos, ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's centre-right New Democracy party will try to form a coalition on Monday to back the country's international bailout after a narrow election victory that eased fears of a...
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Lockheed wins $490 million deal to buy F-35 parts
By ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has won a U.S. contract worth $490 million to start buying parts, material and components for a seventh batch of 35 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes, the...
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G20 leaders to meet in shadow of Europe crisis
By Krista Hughes, ReutersLOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - When the world's most powerful leaders meet in Mexico next week, there will be no repeat of the global unity that helped quell the outbreak of the financial crisis...
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Obama: immigration change is not amnesty or permanent fix
By ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday his administration's decision to stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children was a "just" move that...
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U.S. court rules for Rumsfeld in Iraq torture suit
By James Vicini, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a former U.S. government contractor who claimed he was tortured while detained by the U.S. military in Iraq cannot sue former...