Tag: Federal Spending

Trump will call on Congress to get behind a bipartisan infrastructure funding program during his first State of the Union address, and he needs Democrats to get on board with the plan, his legislative director said Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden-Capito call about infrastructure bill, promised on Monday, has not been scheduled

John T. Bennett · June 7, 2021 5:53 pm

Signage at the Breakthru Beverage Group booth during a National Career Fairs event in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to a seven-week high while remaining consistent with a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday.

Almost half of states reject federal unemployment benefits, citing hiring difficulties

Nihal Krishan · May 20, 2021 4:28 pm

Biden sends letters to COVID aid recipients after Democrats criticized Trump-signed checks

Naomi Lim · May 11, 2021 10:15 am

Senate advances $1.9 trillion spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · March 4, 2021 8:21 pm

Chicago mayor chastised for spending $281M in federal COVID-19 relief on police

Kaelan Deese · February 18, 2021 11:52 pm

Beltway Confidential

‘Earmark ban’ didn’t really help Congress limit spending

Quin Hillyer · February 16, 2021 10:45 pm

Beltway Confidential

Student debt strikers want government to pay for their choices

Tim Worstall · January 25, 2021 6:48 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen takes her seat before she testifies about the economy at the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 7, 2014.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Conservatives at peace with Biden picking Janet Yellen for treasury secretary

Nihal Krishan · November 26, 2020 12:21 am

Police begin clearing angry protesters from the Capitol building in Washington by using tear gas on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators responded by taunting and yelling at law enforcement before retreating from the toxic gas and the officers with riot shields.

Beltway Confidential

The coronavirus has shown people that big government can’t solve all their problems

Brad Polumbo · August 1, 2020 10:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Trump opposition to coronavirus testing is reckless

Quin Hillyer · July 20, 2020 8:31 pm

child patient at the dentist

Government helps boost savings and then spending for lower income households

Nihal Krishan · June 26, 2020 3:00 am

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin leads a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Treasury Department in Washington.

Steven Mnuchin: More coronavirus economic relief spending ‘definitely’ needed

Nihal Krishan · June 10, 2020 6:11 pm