Budget Battles
-
Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Close It Down’ as Shutdown Looms
-
Kamala Harris Rolls Out More of Her Policy Agenda
-
A Disappointing Jobs Report Tees Up Fed Rate Cuts
-
Trump Backs Elon Musk’s Plan for ‘Drastic’ Government Reform
-
Trump’s Tax Proposals Would Cost a Staggering $10.5 Trillion
-
Harris Prepares New Tax Breaks for Small Businesses
-
Harris Faces Her Next Big Test
-
As Shutdown Looms, Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Close It Down’
By Michael RaineyA stopgap spending bill that would fund the government for the first six months of the new fiscal year starting on October 1 narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, with the rule for the...
-
Congress Returns, with Little Time to Avert a Shutdown
Congress is back after a six-week summer break; it’s been 46 days since the House last held a roll call vote. Lawmakers now have just a few weeks to avert a government shutdown when current federal...
-
Harris Rolls Out More of Her Policy Agenda Ahead of Debate
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris outlined a policy platform on her campaign website this past weekend, filling in some of the details of how she proposes to address specific issues including taxes, the...
-
Johnson Plan on Spending Bill Draws Doubts
By Michael RaineyHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly planning a showdown with Senate Democrats over a spending bill that’s needed to keep the government open and fully functioning once the new fiscal year starts...
-
Trump Pitches Wall Street on Tariffs, Tax Cuts and Elon Musk
In a speech to the Economic Club of New York, former President Donald Trump on Thursday promised to create a government efficiency commission if he’s elected to another term, embracing an idea...
-
Trump’s Tax Proposals Would Cost a Staggering $10.5 Trillion: Analysis
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have promised or proposed a bevy of tax cuts and breaks as they campaign for the White House. Together, those plans...
-
Trump, House Republicans Set Up September Shutdown Drama
When Congress returns to the Capitol next week, lawmakers will have to finalize and pass a stopgap spending bill by the end of the month — and while neither party really wants to be blamed by voters...
-
Trump Economic Plans Would Cost More Than $4 Trillion: Analysis
By Michael RaineyAn array of tax and spending proposals put forth by former President Donald Trump would raise the federal budget deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an analysis by...
-
Harris Targets Middle-Class Affordability in New Economic Agenda
By Michael Rainey and Yuval RosenbergVice President Kamala Harris on Friday outlined the economic policies she aims to pursue in the first 100 days of her administration, including proposals to subsidize homebuyers, reward families with...
-
Biden, Harris Celebrate Medicare Drug Price Cuts That Will Save Billions
By Michael RaineyAppearing together for the first time since she replaced him atop the Democratic ticket, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday celebrated a milestone in the new program...
-
Elon Musk Pitches Trump an Idea to Cut Government Spending
Donald Trump made a much-ballyhooed return last night to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, spending a couple of hours in a wide-ranging, often rambling and glitch-plagued...
-
Freedom Caucus Lays Out Its Strategy for Coming Spending Fight
When Congress returns from the summer recess next month, they’ll have just a few weeks to fund the government past the end of September and avoid a shutdown of federal agencies. Lawmakers are...
-
The Fiscal Records of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
By Michael RaineyJust days into their run for office, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have not yet released any detailed policy proposals, but their track records give us a sense of the kinds...
-
Deficit Hits $1.5 Trillion in First 10 Months of Fiscal Year: CBO
By Michael RaineyThe federal budget deficit was $1.5 trillion in the first 10 months of the 2024 fiscal year, according to an initial estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office released Thursday. The...
-
Senate Skips Town With September Shutdown Deadline Looming
The Senate on Thursday started its summer recess, with no new votes scheduled until the ninth of September, 39 days from now. Before lawmakers departed, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted on...