Congress Rushes to Avert a Shutdown as Conservatives Fume Over Plan
The Senate is set to kick off action shortly on a plan to stave off a government shutdown Friday night, extend funding for federal agencies and buy...
Johnson Defies Hardliners, Defends His Spending Deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday defended the $1.66 trillion spending deal he reached with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and said that the...
GOP Hardliners Press Johnson to Ditch His Spending Deal
House Republican hardliners are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to back out of the $1.66 trillion spending deal he cut with Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
Budget Deficit Tops $500 Billion in the First Quarter
The federal budget deficit was $129 billion in December, the Treasury Department reported Thursday. That brings the deficit for the first quarter of...
GOP Hardliners Revolt Against Speaker’s Spending Deal
More than a dozen right-wing Republicans revolted against their party leadership Wednesday, sinking a procedural vote and halting legislative action...
McConnell Says Stopgap Spending Bill Will ‘Obviously’ Be Needed
Even though they have now agreed to topline spending figures for 2024, lawmakers need to race with almost unprecedented speed if they want to pass...
Lawmakers Have a Deal on 2024 Spending
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday that they have reached an agreement setting the topline...
Speaker Johnson Plots His Border Play
Senate negotiators working on a bipartisan deal pairing border security measures with aid to Ukraine and Israel are hoping to have a framework...
The Government Shutdown Threat Is Growing
Congressional leaders are reportedly moving closer to agreement on topline spending levels for fiscal year 2024, which started back in October, but...
CBO Outlines Spending Cuts That Could Occur if Congress Can’t Make a Deal
With lawmakers still negotiating spending levels for the 2024 fiscal year, the government is operating under a continuing resolution that maintains...