Tag: Spending

Cruz and Cornyn won't be guilty of hypocrisy until they try using Hurricane Harvey as political cover to sneak through non-emergency funding without proper oversight. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beltway Confidential

The media is totally misrepresenting where Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were on Hurricane Sandy funding

Philip Wegmann · August 29, 2017 9:18 pm

It's not just the first family and second family who are under service protection, it's also many other lower ranking government officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Too many White House officials receive Secret Service protection

Tom Rogan · August 28, 2017 2:58 pm

The Secret Service spent $7,100 to rent high-end portable restrooms during President Trump's 17-day "working vacation" at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., according to a report.The Secret Service has also spent $13,500 on golf cart rentals for Trump's trip. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Secret Service spent $7,100 on high-end restroom rentals for Trump’s ‘working vacation’ at Bedminster

Melissa Quinn · August 25, 2017 2:00 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron spent $30,000 on makeup-related expenses

Anna Giaritelli · August 24, 2017 10:58 pm

"The president ran on building the wall, won on building the wall, and has remained steadfastly committed to doing it." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kellyanne Conway: Trump is ‘going to stick to building that wall, and he wants the money to pay for it’

Melissa Quinn · August 24, 2017 2:02 pm

President Trump took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday, blaming them for the upcoming fight on the debt limit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump blames Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell for delaying debt ceiling fight

Melissa Quinn · August 24, 2017 12:37 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks during his visit to Intel in Hillsboro, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Paul Ryan: ‘Don’t have to choose’ between wall and shutdown, but time needed

Joseph Lawler · August 23, 2017 6:40 pm

Rep. Diane Black said lawmakers have held conversations about finishing the appropriations bills in September, helping members to "study what they need to study before we get back, so we can take action." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Budget Chairwoman Diane Black sees momentum for finishing appropriations

Joseph Lawler · August 21, 2017 10:15 pm

The Secret Service estimated that roughly 1,100 employees have hit the salary caps and overtime allowances mandated by federal law. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Secret Service: Trump not the only factor in overtime pay problem

Melissa Quinn · August 21, 2017 7:28 pm

Republican political committees have spent close to $1.3 million this year at properties owned by President Trump, according to new FEC records. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

GOP spent nearly $1.3 million at Trump properties this year

Melissa Quinn · August 21, 2017 12:27 pm

Secret Service agents stand on the tarmac as Air Force One lands in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Secret Service can't afford to pay more than 1,000 agents needed to protect President Trump and his family, as the agency has reached its budgetary limits in part due to the size of Trump's family and its frequent travel. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

National Security

Secret Service agents hit pay limits due to Trump’s frequent travel

Melissa Quinn · August 21, 2017 12:00 pm

President Trump signed into law the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 on Friday. It reauthorizes a program in which drug and device makers pay the FDA a fee for every new product application, and the agency uses that money to hire more people and speed up approvals. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump signs FDA funding bill

Robert King · August 18, 2017 9:45 pm