Tag: Budgets and Deficits

The U.S. involvement in Afghan reconstruction efforts was marred by corruption, according to John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Security

Afghanistan watchdog: U.S. collaborated with ‘corrupt warlords, militias and power brokers’

Jamie McIntyre · September 14, 2016 3:38 pm

The Washington Examiner interview with D.C. dictionary-maker Chuck McCutcheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Feds run $107B deficit in June

Joseph Lawler · September 13, 2016 6:22 pm

McConnell: Votes this week on spending bill and Zika funding

Susan Ferrechio · September 12, 2016 7:45 pm

The feds took in $26 billion more than the previous record for the same period. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Federal tax receipts through August hit record $2.9 trillion

Rudy Takala · September 9, 2016 9:49 pm

Health officials dipped into research money for cancer and diabetes to help fund the trial. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

NIH’s Fauci: Zika vaccine trial will stop without funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 8, 2016 5:13 pm

Coats, who chairs the Joint Economic Committee, said in a Thursday hearing that the BRAC program is an "extraordinary success in terms of forcing action" by Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senator borrows idea from DoD to cut federal spending

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2016 3:55 pm

The deal could included funding for the Zika virus and a vote could happen as early as next week, he said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

McConnell working on funding bill until Dec. 9

Susan Ferrechio · September 7, 2016 6:29 pm

Ryan, R-Wis., didn't provide any details on a possible bipartisan deal. Instead, he accused congressional Democrats of being "wholly partisan" in their unified opposition to a $1.1 billion deal authored by House and Senate Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan: ‘Have to resolve’ Zika funding this month

Susan Ferrechio · September 7, 2016 2:50 pm

It seems odd for President Obama's defense secretary, Ash Carter, to lobby against an increase to his own budget, but there's more to this controversy than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Defense is a duty, not a bargaining chip

Washington Examiner · September 7, 2016 4:01 am

Democratic leaders said they don't trust the GOP to negotiate in good faith on the remaining domestic spending bills if they agree to the military spending separately. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Dems spike Defense Dept. funding bill

Susan Ferrechio · September 6, 2016 10:26 pm

The largest rate of increase over the last 16 budgets comes in foreign government funding, up 1,710 percent from 2001 to 2017. In current dollars, that's an increase of more than $5.6 billion. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

What threatens the U.S? Follow the money

Jacqueline Klimas · September 6, 2016 4:01 am

GOP passed a Zika funding bill which Senate Democrats filibustered over objections to its funding offsets. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dem filibuster on Zika is GOP fault, says Pelosi

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 5, 2016 2:29 pm