Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Congress may avoid a disruptive shutdown if members of the House of Representatives and the Senate produce a last-minute agreement by week's end. But the process by which Congress funds the government should be more open. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

In the midst of a shutdown battle, Republicans should embrace conflict

James Wallner · January 17, 2018 6:56 pm

The Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, expired on Sept. 30, but states have kept themselves afloat with funding leftover from prior years. Now, the House may vote as early as Thursday on whether to extend CHIP for six years. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House to vote on stopgap spending bill that extends CHIP

Susan Ferrechio, Robert King · January 17, 2018 1:34 am

Temporary government funding expires on Friday, Jan. 19, and the federal government would partially shut down unless new legislation is passed into law by then. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House will vote to fund government until Feb. 16

Susan Ferrechio · January 16, 2018 7:54 pm

Sanders Calls on Congress to Pass Continuing Resolution

Andrew Egger · January 16, 2018 6:34 pm

Rep. Mac Thornberry blamed Democrats for playing political games with concerns over military funding and children of illegal immigrants who are losing protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mac Thornberry says a budget deal is ‘very possible’ — if Democrats want it

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 4:36 pm

"The Dems will threaten 'shutdown,' but what they are really doing is shutting down our military, at a time we need it most," President Trump tweeted on Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump says a shutdown would hurt the military ‘very badly.’ Here’s what would happen

Travis J. Tritten · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Jason Lewis, R-Minn., touts this Congress' 15 Congressional Review Act resolutions successfully overturning federal mandates. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rep. Jason Lewis: Congress is getting government out of your way

Rep Jason Lewis · January 11, 2018 8:48 pm

CHIP is a block grant program that provides funding for states to give low-income children insurance. It provides health coverage to nearly 9 million low-income children. (iStock photo)

Extending childrens’ insurance program by a decade saves money: CBO

Robert King · January 11, 2018 4:36 pm

Some problems have already been found. In an initial audit, the Army found 39 Black Hawk helicopters that weren't on the books, Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist said. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

National Security

Audit work and fixes could cost Pentagon nearly $1 billion this year

Travis J. Tritten · January 10, 2018 4:48 pm

Republicans, who failed again in the Senate to replace Obamacare last week, said Democrats won't admit that the law is failing while Democrats say Republicans want to take away healthcare from millions of people. But beyond Obamacare as a whole, the two parties do agree on many healthcare issues and have forged bipartisan consensus. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Next spending bill unlikely to include Obamacare measures

Robert King · January 9, 2018 10:07 pm

Beltway Confidential

Don’t refill the swamp by restoring earmarks, President Trump

Philip Wegmann · January 9, 2018 7:56 pm

Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan, left, and Jeanne Shaheen, right, say they want $25 billion to be spent on funding opioid treatment and prevention programs. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)

New Hampshire Democrats ask for $25 billion to tackle opioid epidemic

Kimberly Leonard · January 9, 2018 7:03 pm