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Kevin R. Kosar

Kevin R. Kosar (@kevinrkosar) is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and edits UnderstandingCongress.org.

President Donald Trump signs a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office on Feb. 3. (Alex Brandon/AP)
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Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks

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Finance and economy trump trade tariffs debt and deficit CBO
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The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Legislative tool to circumvent House leadership gets biggest win yet on Obamacare subsidies vote

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The House of Representatives votes on President Trump's
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House Republicans want to show voters they can get things done. Can they?

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Gene L. Dodaro, US comptroller general at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) during a Senate Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch hearing in Washington, DC on April 29. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Senate and Trump on a collision course over the leadership of the GAO

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Capitol shutdown associated press
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After decades of red ink, a fresh push for a balanced budget amendment emerges

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), center, questions Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25. (Photos by Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
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Trump attempts pocket rescission to cut $4.9 billion in foreign aid

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An Architect of the Capitol worker picks up trash on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)
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Senate appropriators reject House cuts to congressional funding for Capitol Hill operations

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Congress passes spending cuts — but the small savings may make for bigger budgeting troubles
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Congress passes spending cuts — but the small savings may make for bigger budgeting troubles

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Congress tries to ban insider trading by its members
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Congress tries to ban insider trading by its members

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