Tag: Budgets and Deficits

On top of income tax, residents of all but three states (Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon) also must pay sales tax. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Beltway Confidential

Which states pay the highest income tax?

Jason Russell · April 15, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he decided to vote for Hillary Clinton after taking a ride on one of America's "Doomsday planes." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Finance and Economy

Senators push to end ‘surprise tax’ on loan forgiveness

Joel Gehrke · April 14, 2016 8:28 pm

GOP has said they still don't have enough info to understand how the White House wants to use the money. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House says GOP playing politics with Zika

Nicole Duran · April 14, 2016 6:09 pm

Ryan said the vote was postponed because there weren't enough —œvotes on the other side of the aisle.—? (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

GOP, Dems point fingers as Puerto Rico rescue bill stalls

Susan Ferrechio · April 14, 2016 4:54 pm

"I can't understand why they don't give us the information," Rogers said. "We are trying to be helpful and want to help. We simply don't have the info." (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

GOP: White House keeping us in the dark on Zika

Susan Ferrechio · April 14, 2016 4:01 am

Measure includes a number of riders that seek to hobble the EPA's contentious Waters of the U.S. rule. (AP Photo/Jim McKnight, File)

Energy and Environment

House confronts EPA overreach in energy spending bill

John Siciliano · April 13, 2016 11:52 pm

Nonetheless, Earnest said the White House is working with the congressional GOP to iron out their differences. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WH: Puerto Ricans have little leverage over financial rescue bill

Nicole Duran · April 13, 2016 8:36 pm

From left, EPA Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Joel Beauvais, Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Spend more on infrastructure, Congress told

Kyle Feldscher · April 13, 2016 7:00 pm

The House Appropriations Committee released legislation Tuesday that provides $79.7 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

GOP proposes $1.2 billion cut to food stamp program

Pete Kasperowicz · April 13, 2016 4:04 pm

Ryan not giving up on budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · April 13, 2016 3:00 pm

2016 Congressional Pig Book has 123 instances of earmarked, pork barrel spending in the federal 2016 budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Cutting zombie earmarks easy way for Congress to save billions

Jason Russell · April 13, 2016 1:00 pm

Not only does America spend more on its war-making capability than any other country but more than the next seven biggest spending countries combined. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

National Security

If GOP won’t cut defense, we’ll never cut spending

Jeremy Lott · April 13, 2016 4:04 am