Deficit Hits $475 Billion in 2022 Fiscal Year
The federal budget deficit totaled $475 billion in the first five months of the 2022 fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in its...
Congress Races to Finalize Ukraine Aid, Spending Bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced Monday that they had reached a deal on legislation to ban Russian energy imports and suspend normal trade...
Biden Administration Wants $10 Billion for Ukraine Aid
Last week, the Biden administration requested $6.4 billion to respond to the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, split between $2.9 billion for...
White House Slashes Covid Funding Request Amid Republican Opposition
The Biden administration is asking Congress for $22.5 billion to fund its ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant decrease from the...
After Biden’s Big Speech, Manchin Floats His Own Agenda for Democrats
President Joe Biden didn’t use the phrase “Build Back Better” in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, further proof that name is dead and...
White House Asks Congress for $6.4 Billion for Ukraine, Refugee Aid: Report
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the White House on Friday reportedly asked Congress for $6.4 billion in additional funding to deal with...
Biden Still Trying to Sell Build Back Better Plan That Has Stalled Out
President Biden earlier this week again pitched his Build Back Better agenda, telling a gathering of the National Association of Counties that his...
Child Poverty Rate Soars as Tax Credit Expires
Millions of children in the U.S. fell into poverty in January after a federal program providing expanded child tax credits expired, according to a new...
Massive Fraud in Covid Aid Programs a Massive Challenge for the Government
The extraordinary government response to the coronavirus crisis — nearly $6 trillion worth of aid programs — is widely credited with cushioning the...
Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert a Saturday Shutdown
The Senate just approved a stopgap extension of government funding through March 11, buying appropriators more time to work out a full-year spending...