Budget Battles
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Border Battle Pushes Congress Toward a Shutdown
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Biden to Congress: Pass the Foreign Aid Bill ASAP
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Republicans Eye Frozen Russian Assets to Fund Ukraine
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Shutdown Threat Rises Again as GOP Demands Border Changes
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House Dems Try to Force a Vote on Ukraine Aid
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Biden Proposes a $7.3 Trillion Budget for 2025
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Senate Averts Midnight Shutdown, but Not Without Drama
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Border Battle Pushes Congress Toward a Shutdown
Congressional lawmakers have until midnight Friday to pass a package of spending bills needed to keep large portions of the government from shutting down, but a lengthy dispute over funding for the...
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Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Ukraine Aid
By Michael RaineyAt an early St. Patrick’s Day event with the Irish prime minister and officials including House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the foreign aid package that would...
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Republicans Consider Seizing Russian Assets to Pay for Ukraine Aid
By Michael RaineyPressure is rising on House Speaker Mike Johnson to figure out a way to provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel. Johnson told Politico’s Olivia Beavers Thursday that aid packages for Ukraine and...
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Shutdown Threat Rises Again as Republicans Push Hardline Policies
The package of spending bills that needs to be passed by March 22 was always going to be more contentious than the first batch of bills approved by Congress last week. The upcoming tranche includes...
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House Dems Try to Force Floor Vote on Ukraine Aid
With billions of dollars in additional aid for Ukraine stuck in congressional limbo given Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to allow a vote on a Senate-passed bill, lawmakers on Tuesday formally...
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Biden Proposes a $7.3 Trillion Budget for 2025
President Biden on Monday proposed a $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025 that seeks to lower the costs of prescription drugs, child care and housing while also cutting the deficit by $3...
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Senate Passes $459 Billion Spending Package to Avoid Midnight Shutdown
With a midnight deadline looming, the Senate voted tonight to avert a government shutdown by passing the $459 billion, six-bill spending package approved by the House earlier this week. The vote was...
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House Republicans Advance a 2025 Budget Plan
Even as Congress tries to wrap up the drawn-out appropriations process for the 2024 fiscal year, which started back in October, lawmakers are also eager to turn the page to the 2025 budget. That...
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House Passes $460 Billion Funding Bill Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
By Michael RaineyIt looks like Congress will squeak past yet another shutdown deadline this year. The House on Wednesday approved a package of six bills that will fund parts of the federal government that could shut...
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Congress Unveils $460 Billion Funding Package: What's Inside?
By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael RaineyThe drawn-out drama of funding the government for the fiscal year that started more than five months ago is nearing its final act. With apologies to Samuel Beckett, you could call it “Waiting for the...
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Biden Urges House Republicans to Take Up National Security Bill
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden on Friday slammed House Republicans for sitting on a $95.3 billion national security bill passed by the Senate and called on them to deliver urgently needed aid to Ukraine. “Let...
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Shutdown Watch: Congress Creeps Toward a ‘Preventable Disaster’
We’re just over a week away from the first of two government funding deadlines looming in early March. Appropriators are still working to finalize the annual spending bills for the fiscal year that...
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Biden Administration Forgives Another $1.2 Billion in Student Loans
By Michael RaineyThe Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to forgive $1.2 billion in student loans for 153,000 borrowers participating in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program. Rolled out last...
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White House Slams House GOP for Taking ‘Vacation’ Instead of Passing Ukraine Aid
The White House continues to slam House Republicans for heading out to a lengthy “vacation” without providing additional funding for Ukraine or addressing the border. “The damage House Republicans...
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Biden Says GOP ‘Making a Big Mistake’ on Ukraine Aid
Congress is out this week, but the battle over billions in aid to Ukraine and Israel has continued. President Joe Biden on Monday was asked by reporters if he would meet with Speaker Mike Johnson to...