Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Congress ignored the $1.9B requested by Obama, and the $1.1B that passed the House failed in the Senate. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NIH has ‘no money’ to fight Zika

Robert King · June 29, 2016 4:28 pm

Liberal group pins $4 trillion Treasury loss on GOP tax reform

Joseph Lawler · June 29, 2016 2:09 pm

Puerto Rico is at risk of default on Friday, when a $2 billion debt service payment is due that the territory doesn't have. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Puerto Rico faces make-or-break Senate vote Wednesday

Susan Ferrechio · June 29, 2016 4:01 am

If implemented, that would mean the federal budget would have a $110 billion surplus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Common sense spending cuts can save taxpayers hundreds of billions

Jason Russell · June 28, 2016 6:40 pm

Ryan didn't say in a statement Tuesday whether the House plans to negotiate new legislation to fund Zika . (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ryan: Dems blocking Zika money ‘ridiculous’

Susan Ferrechio · June 28, 2016 5:23 pm

Over the past decades, Congress has delegated more lawmaking powers to agencies under the executive branch. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)

Why Congress must reclaim constitutional control of the budget

Matthew Spalding · June 28, 2016 4:04 am

"In the event of default, and if creditor lawsuits are successful, a judge could immediately order Puerto Rico to pay creditors over essential services such as health, education, and public safety," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew wrote. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Treasury: Crisis in Puerto Rico if Senate fails to pass bill by Friday

Gabriella Ciuffetelli · June 27, 2016 4:17 pm

"The real thesis of this book is that the economic history of the United States and even our current moral debates stick precisely to ... centuries-old themes," Republican Rep. Dave Brat writes. (AP Photo/Skip Rowland, File)

Dave Brat to release his first book this week

Rudy Takala · June 27, 2016 3:08 pm

Americans face the most dreadful choice for the nation's highest office in modern history with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (AP Photos)

Analysis: Trump would add far more to debt than Clinton

Joseph Lawler · June 26, 2016 11:01 pm

White House said that President Obama would rather go without any new funding to fight the Zika virus than accept the House bill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Despite ‘health emergency,’ Obama opposes House Zika bill

Pete Kasperowicz · June 24, 2016 12:53 am

The trust fund that feeds Medicare will run dry in 2028, while the outlook for Social Security is the same. (iStock photo)

Medicare to run out of money two years sooner

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 22, 2016 3:02 pm

Some analysts have speculated that because of Congress' election year schedule, the National Defense Authorization Act might not be finalized until after the election. (AP Photo/George Olivar, File)

National Security

Armed services staffers cite need for defense funding boost

Jacqueline Klimas · June 21, 2016 8:12 pm