Budget

President Trump, back from the Middle East, met at the White House Tuesday with Argentine President Javier Milei. The meeting comes after the Trump...

The government shutdown is entering its third week with no sign that it will end anytime soon — and every indication that the Trump administration is...

The White House reportedly sent layoff notices to about 1,300 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday, but then...

On Day 10 of the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought announced that the mass firings of federal workers have begun...

President Trump said Thursday that he plans to cut “Democrat programs” as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. “We’ll be making cuts...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the U.S. government’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2025 totaled $1.8 trillion, just $8 billion less...

With the shutdown in its eighth day, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he does not plan to allow the House to vote on a standalone bill to pay...

As the shutdown drags on, the partisan barbs keep flying on Capitol Hill. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday laid the blame for the...