Why Senate Republicans Need ‘Reconciliation’ to Fund Trump’s Agenda
To achieve the big agenda he’s laid out for his second term, President Donald Trump is leaning heavily on the unilateral ...
No 2 Republican Steve Scalise lays out government funding strategies, with fiscal deadlines looming
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed Republicans' plans to grapple with several fiscal deadlines on the horizon.
Morning Report — GOP scrambles for budget plan
Where is the Speaker’s budget plan? Kennedy, Gabbard, Patel in Senate spotlights Trump seeks to detain migrants at Guantánamo ...
Senate DOGE caucus takes aim at $1.8B government fund for candy, comic books: ‘Purely propaganda’
Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on ...
GOP’s plans to enact Trump agenda may face a big vulnerability
As they try to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, congressional Republicans face the same political risk as a generation ...
Spending showdown: Republicans will need to corral votes – but they haven't asked, yet
One of Washington's biggest untold stories right now is Congress' inaction on a "topline" spending number for the rest of the ...
Ex-hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...
‘Less revenue, greater demands’: NC Gov. Josh Stein cautious ahead of budget work
Generally, Senate Republicans favor lower raises and taxes, and adding more to the state’s Savings Reserve Fund, known as the ...
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Senate tees up more confirmations while House GOP holds retreat to talk Trump agenda
The Senate is on track to confirm more of Trump’s Cabinet nominees this week, as GOP leaders look to get ... is facing a March 14 deadline to fund the government and will have to deal with ...
NC Medicaid could face risk from congressional GOP ideas to fund tax cuts, immigration
This safeguard now puts Medicaid expansion, which became law in the state in 2023, at risk, as congressional Republicans are ...