Senate Republicans are struggling to save funding for construction of former President Trump’s long-sought wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, as Democrats press forward with plans to rescind nearly $2 billion in funding for…
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Key budget office caught in crosshairs over Biden spending plan
Pressure is mounting on the chief agency tasked with scoring the budgetary impact of legislation, as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) crunches the numbers for a sweeping $1.75 trillion social spending and climate pac…
Lawmakers who bucked their parties on the $1T infrastructure bill
Six progressive Democrats and 13 Republicans bucked party lines on Friday in a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, which passed the House 228-206.Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (…
Jayapal: It’s worth passing spending plan even if Democrats lose House
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said on Friday that it’s worth Democrats passing the party’s sweeping social spending and climate change package even if they lose the House in next year’s…
Sinema backs corporate minimum tax proposal
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) voiced support for a proposal for a minimum tax on corporate profits as her party weighs the measure as a …
Senate Democrats ditch Hyde Amendment for first time in decades
Senate Democrats on Monday for the first time in decades left out a amendment from their annual government funding bills that blocks people from using Medicaid or other federal health programs to cover abortion services….
House Budget Chair John Yarmuth to retire from Congress
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, announced on Tuesday that he will not be seeking re-election.”The truth be told, I never expected to be in Congress this long. I always said I coul…
Pandora Papers: 4 takeaways from massive leak of world leaders’ finances
A massive leak revealing the secret assets of some of the world’s most powerful figures is adding new pressure on global leaders to crack down on shadowy finances.The so-called …
Moderate Democrat says he can’t back House spending plan ‘in its current form’
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) warned his colleagues on Thursday that the multitrillion-dollar social spending plan his party is working on “needs more work” to get his support.In an opinion piece published by …
Trump accuses McConnell of ‘folding’ on debt ceiling
Former President Trump accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) on Wednesday of “folding” in his standoff with Democrats over the debt limit, shortly after the senator proposed a plan to delay a potential de…