Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Jerome Corsi signs copies of his books at the Book Expo America in New York, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

Author known for birther book steps into Fannie, Freddie battle

Joseph Lawler · March 10, 2017 9:30 pm

With Washington's addiction to spending, the national debt will be even higher by the time you finish this article. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

CPB needs a breath of fresh air from federal funding

Rep. Doug Lamborn · March 10, 2017 11:00 am

House Republicans have more work to do to make their tax overhaul revenue-neutral, analysis shows. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP faces difficult math on tax reform

Joseph Lawler · March 9, 2017 6:40 pm

"Make no mistake, this plan would result in more people living on the streets," top committee Democrat says. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Maxine Waters criticizes Trump for reported $6B cut to HUD funding

Joseph Lawler · March 9, 2017 5:12 pm

"I'm in favor of border security," McConnell said. "There are some places along the border where that's probably not the best way to secure the border. But I think General [John] Kelly knows what he's doing. I think the president picked an outstanding person to be in charge of homeland security and my suspicion is that we will take his advice." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

McConnell on whether Mexico will pay for border wall: ‘Uh, no’

Al Weaver · March 9, 2017 3:27 pm

Spokesman says it would be "premature" for journalists to write on the "specifics of internal discussions." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

White House doesn’t want reporters talking up energy cuts

John Siciliano · March 9, 2017 12:21 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., arrives at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, to criticize the Republican healthcare plan designed to replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer: GOP is trying to ‘discredit’ CBO in healthcare push

Susan Crabtree · March 8, 2017 5:08 pm

The outline of Trump's initial budget calls for a steep cut to State Department funding. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

State Department makes quiet case against budget cuts

Joel Gehrke · March 7, 2017 9:49 pm

"There's a good reason they don't have a score, yet, and that's because we're giving freedom to people they haven't had before," Brady said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP: Obamacare replacement cost to be out before floor vote

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 7, 2017 3:47 pm

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is preparing options for reforming entitlement programs to present to Trump after the pending government spending battle is over. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mulvaney preparing entitlement reform options for Trump

Joseph Lawler · March 6, 2017 4:07 pm

Ask conservatives who gripe about government spending which appropriations they'd slash, and many will name foreign aid, believing that it is a large portion of the federal budget. In fact, it's less than 1 percent.

Foreign aid — funding failure

Washington Examiner · March 6, 2017 5:02 am

"The challenge that we have is that Medicare is going broke," Price said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

HHS Secretary Price won’t rule out Medicare changes

Robert King · March 5, 2017 5:49 pm