Budgets

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan speaks to reporters during a training exercise involving local and federal law enforcement, organized by the U.S. Capitol Police, at the U.S. Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Laurel, Md.

House

Capitol Police chief asks for record-breaking budget, citing 58% increase in threats to Congress

Emily Hallas -

March 17, 2026 1:27 pm

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill holds up a just signed executive order during her inauguration ceremony in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

Mikie Sherrill touts New Jersey ‘affordability budget’ with $1.7 billion structural deficit in speech

Emily Hallas -

March 10, 2026 3:44 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters about the city’s finances during a news conference on Feb. 17. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Opinion

Champagne socialism is forced to raise its glass to economic reality

Brooke Medina -

March 1, 2026 10:00 am

A collage of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Infrastructure

Kathy Hochul boosts spending by $150 million while refusing Mamdani’s tax hike

Emily Hallas -

February 20, 2026 11:24 am

Columnists

Higher taxes and reckless spending: Welcome to Mamdani’s NYC

Zachary Faria -

February 20, 2026 5:27 am

News

Mamdani proposes 9.5% property tax hike in NYC as part of new budget

Washington Examiner Staff -

February 18, 2026 4:35 am

Art of Capitol building with 100 dollar bill draped over it representing congressional spending (Getty Images) Capping Prescription Drug Costs Act.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Congress has the power of the purse. It just doesn’t use it

Jeff Hurd, Will Burger -

February 14, 2026 6:00 am

Educators rally as a strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District entered its fifth day outside City Hall in Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Clashes over pay, class sizes, and support-staff levels in the district led to its first strike in 30 years and prompted the staffing of classrooms with substitute teachers and administrators.

Beltway Confidential

Teachers union helps make San Francisco too expensive, then shuts down schools for raises

Zachary Faria -

February 13, 2026 1:42 pm

People suffering from homelessness set large tents next to the Emmanuel Baptist Rescue Mission on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes. In contrast, people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled for safety. Shelters were adding beds for the city's homeless population of nearly 75,000 people.

Finance

LA County cuts nearly $200 million in homeless services to narrow budget deficit

Emily Hallas -

February 4, 2026 12:13 pm

From l-r: Sens. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM).

Defense

Vote ‘no’ but take the dough: Senate Democrats claim credit for bill they opposed

Ramsey Touchberry -

February 4, 2026 7:00 am

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Tag: Budgets

Capitol Police chief asks for record-breaking budget, citing 58% increase in threats to Congress

Mikie Sherrill touts New Jersey ‘affordability budget’ with $1.7 billion structural deficit in speech

Champagne socialism is forced to raise its glass to economic reality

Kathy Hochul boosts spending by $150 million while refusing Mamdani’s tax hike

Higher taxes and reckless spending: Welcome to Mamdani’s NYC

Mamdani proposes 9.5% property tax hike in NYC as part of new budget

Congress has the power of the purse. It just doesn’t use it

Teachers union helps make San Francisco too expensive, then shuts down schools for raises

LA County cuts nearly $200 million in homeless services to narrow budget deficit

Vote ‘no’ but take the dough: Senate Democrats claim credit for bill they opposed

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