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House Members Hail Return to ‘Regular Order’ in Funding
On Thursday, Congress could take a step toward restoring a now old-fashioned way of funding the government while eliminating a spending policy from President Joe… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Eyes Extended-Term Stopgap Spending Bill
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., elaborated on the group’s support for a longer-term continuing resolution in an interview this week with The Daily… Read More
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Even Apart From Shutdown, Appropriations Process Faces Hurdles
In a press call hosted by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and the House Freedom Caucus, Republican members of Congress weighed in on the… Read More
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The Shutdown Is Just a Prelude to This Major Policy Debate
Almost three weeks into the federal government shutdown, serious policy debates over annual spending and the future of health care remain on the back burner… Read More
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Air Travelers Brace for Columbus Day Weekend Delays Amid Democrat Shutdown
The federal government shutdown has entered its second week just in time for Columbus Day weekend, meaning that travelers can expect airport delays as the… Read More
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‘Unserious and Ridiculous Demands’: Trump Cancels Budget Talks With Democrats as Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a meeting with top congressional Democrats to discuss their budget demands, just a week before the deadline to… Read More
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Johnson Unveils Bill to Extend Biden Spending, Avert Shutdown
Autumn is approaching on Capitol Hill, and with it, another shutdown battle. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., presented his fix to… Read More
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Partisan Rancor Pervades Democrat Leaders’ Letter to GOP Seeking Budget Talks
Democrat leaders in Congress invited their Republican counterparts to government funding negotiations in a Thursday letter, albeit one brimming with partisan accusations of legislative malfeasance…. Read More
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With FY ’26 Looming, Congress Faces Major Decisions on How Government Is Funded
In the coming weeks, Congress could decide whether government funding is set by traditional bipartisan spending bills, or through temporary funding measures and quick-fix, surgical… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Food Stamp Reforms in One Big Beautiful Bill Act Promote Upward Mobility
Means-tested welfare is the third-largest segment of federal spending, only outranked by Social Security and Medicare. The U.S. welfare system has been growing for decades,… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump’s $9.4B Spending Cuts Package Facing Deadline in Senate
The Senate this week is considering whether to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package of $9.4 billion in federal funding, with a deadline looming in less… Read More
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House Passes ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Legislative Triumph for Republicans
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a massive 10-year budget framework, known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, on Thursday in a triumph for… Read More
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Rocky Road Ahead for ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ After Senate Triumph
After the Senate’s narrow 51-50 passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Tuesday, with Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote, Republican senators celebrated… Read More
News
Who Are the Potential House GOP Holdouts on Senate Budget Bill?
With Senate Republican leadership hoping to send its version of the GOP budget reconciliation bill back to the House for final approval before Friday of… Read More
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Clears Senate Hurdle Amid Republican Defections
The Senate is in the midst of up to 20 hours of floor debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after Senate Democrats had… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Members Angered by Senate Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
As Republican congressional leadership prepares to pass its One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—a number of fiscal… Read More
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Thune Confident Budget Bill Remains on Track for Senate Passage
Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared determined on Tuesday to keep the budget reconciliation bill on track to be passed in the Senate by July… Read More
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Johnson Warns Lawmakers Action on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Push Back Start of July 4 Recess
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a plain message at his weekly press conference Tuesday: Congress must pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Independence… Read More
LawNews
Whip Emmer: Pass ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Support Police
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is urging the speedy passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s campaign… Read More
PoliticsNews
Provisions of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Get Scrubbing in Senate in Parliamentarian’s ‘Byrd’ Bath
A number of provisions of the House’s Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—have been thrown out in… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Fractious Factions: Why Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Through Senate Will Be Difficult
As Senate Republican leadership rushes to pass the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, the math to get to a GOP consensus in both houses of… Read More
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Senate Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Threaten House Passage
After its passage by narrowest of margins in the House of Representatives, Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill is facing the prospect of major changes… Read More
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House Republicans Dispute CBO’s Deficit Scoring of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Congressional Budget Office, Congress’ scorekeeper on the fiscal impact of legislation, released a report Wednesday predicting a deficit increase if Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget… Read More
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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law… Read More
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‘We Have an Agenda,’ Thune Says of GOP Senators on Budget Bill
“We’re anxious to have the ball and run with it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, referencing the budget reconciliation bill that has… Read More
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Ron Johnson on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Spending: ‘It’s Immoral’
As a Republican holdout on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, as President Donald Trump calls it, Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he has a fairly simple… Read More
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What Does Trump Want in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
As the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill moves to the Senate, one major question remains: What exactly does President Donald Trump want in it? Trump… Read More
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Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Cost Extra $140B Over 10 Years, Tax Panel Estimates
Want some extra SALT with those budgetary fries? It will cost you. The congressional Joint Committee on Taxation has released its latest cost estimates on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Senate Should Make House’s Big, Beautiful Bill Bigger, More Beautiful
On Thursday at 6:54 a.m., the U.S. House passed the Trump and Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Yup, that is this 1,118-page measure’s official… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Times Mike Johnson Has Beaten the Odds
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has consistently beaten the odds throughout the first five months of the 119th Congress, settling seemingly irreconcilable disagreements within… Read More
