U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...

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The Trump administration grabbed at the 'power of the purse' in Congress, using a little-known executive action that could ...

The United States government maintained an absolutely consistent if remarkably frustrating approach to running the nation for almost 250 years because our forefathers established a form of ...

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a major tax code overhaul that cut taxes for individuals and businesses. Many of its reforms expire in 2025.

Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and ...

Rather than take part — and knowing they’d be in the minority even if they all did show up and vote no — Democrats decided not to show up at all.

The unprecedented pause and potential elimination of many U.S. foreign assistance programs, announced in President Trump’s ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to hike Medicare fees for doctors by 6.62%, offsetting inflation and cuts made this ...

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The local law enforcement agencies that protect Trump when he is at his Mar-a-Lago Club are asking for a federal grant to be ...