Tag: Budgets and Deficits

The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development would receive a combined $39.3 billion in fiscal year 2019 under the White House proposal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Trump’s 2019 budget plan slashes diplomatic spending

Joel Gehrke · February 12, 2018 5:59 pm

The budget message from President Trump said the budget reflects the administration's "serious and ongoing commitment to fully secure our border, take the fight to criminal gangs like MS-13, and make our immigration system work for Americans." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Justice Department would see small cut under Trump’s budget plan

Kelly Cohen · February 12, 2018 5:48 pm

The budget doesn't propose an increase in base funding, but it would receive nearly $15 billion to enforce tax collections. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump’s budget calls for $15 billion for IRS enforcement, aiming to help tax law

Joseph Lawler · February 12, 2018 5:46 pm

House budget panel critical of Trump for not proposing a balanced budget

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:40 pm

"I did not want DACA in the budget," President Trump said Monday, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that his administration plans to wind down early next month. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump calls on Democrats to negotiate DACA deal: ‘It’s really up to them’

Sarah Bedford · February 12, 2018 5:39 pm

People are hurting under the current broken system that denies individuals control over their own health decisions while hugely driving up their costs. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Trump budget pushes Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill

Robert King · February 12, 2018 5:32 pm

President Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget is on display after arriving on Capitol Hill Monday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s 2019 budget: Read it in full

Washington Examiner Staff · February 12, 2018 5:17 pm

The White House budget, written by budget director Mick Mulvaney, is a request to Congress regarding spending and tax policy, and a statement of Trump's priorities. It is not law or legislation, and is certain to be largely ignored by Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House rolls out Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget: Here’s what’s in it

Joseph Lawler · February 12, 2018 4:30 pm

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said that he worries Congress agreed to bust through budget caps, and spend at a level that was far beyond what Democrats were demanding. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP lawmaker: Spending deal is a ‘debt junkie’s dream’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 12, 2018 2:16 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., took to the Senate floor on Thursday and formally objected to holding the vote on a bipartisan spending bill. This delayed the process for nine hours and forced the final tally to take place in the early hours of Friday morning. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Hey big spenders, don’t complain if you lose power

Washington Examiner · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

FILE - In this July 9, 2017 file photo, Amtrak workers continue ongoing infrastructure renewal work beneath Penn Station in New York. President Donald Trump on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan, a $1.5 billion proposal that fulfills a number of campaign goals, but relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding.
The administration's plan is centered on using $200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America's infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

On infrastructure, Trump administration seeks to avoid Obama stimulus trap

W. James Antle III · February 12, 2018 2:00 am