Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego reject GOP budget plan as government shutdown looms
Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona stuck with their party to oppose an 11th-hour GOP plan to fund the federal ...
If You Want To Cut Government Spending, You Can't Ignore the Pentagon
Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment more ...
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
The GOP’s Spending Bill Is a Nightmare. Democrats Might Help Pass It Anyway
Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.
Mass. budget observers warn against ‘preemptive panic’ amid federal funding threats
Massachusetts budget observers and key lawmakers are cautioning against panic and rash decisions amid threats to federal ...
Congress poised to force $1 billion cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to ...
Schumer Says He’ll Vote to Advance Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party
Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year
New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal ...