Tag: Spending

Trump's plans for a military buildup could be dead in the water without Congress lifting the 2018 spending cap set to hold the defense budget at $549 billion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Once shutdown talks are done, a much bigger deal on defense spending awaits

Travis J. Tritten · April 30, 2017 4:01 am

The House and Senate easily passed legislation Friday morning to keep the government funded for one week. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

House, Senate send one-week funding bill to Trump’s desk

Susan Ferrechio · April 28, 2017 2:56 pm

Lawmakers in both parties say they are fed up with extensions, which are called continuing resolutions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Congress sick and tired of short-term spending bills

Susan Ferrechio · April 28, 2017 4:01 am

The two parties are engaged in finger-pointing over the delay in providing a five-month spending plan meant to last until the end of the fiscal year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ryan accuses Democrats of ‘dragging their feet’ on spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · April 27, 2017 4:35 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that the Senate will take up and pass a short-term spending bill by the end of Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Senate will pass stopgap funding bill to avoid shutdown

Al Weaver · April 27, 2017 2:54 pm

Sen. Ben Cardin said Democrats are not going to shut down the government despite continuous attempts from President Trump and his administration to blame tensions on them. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Ben Cardin: Democrats won’t shut down the government

Kyle Feldscher · April 27, 2017 1:14 pm

President Trump on Thursday made it clear he's prepared to blame a possible government shutdown on Democrats, who he said are making too many demands for a bill to fund the government through fiscal year 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Blame Democrats for a government shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · April 27, 2017 11:59 am

The Trump administration has not decided what its long-term commitments will be. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House to fund insurance payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 26, 2017 8:23 pm

A spokesman for Schumer claimed that the amendment would violate the "Byrd Rule." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chuck Schumer: New healthcare amendment violates Byrd Rule

Al Weaver · April 26, 2017 7:25 pm

Speaker Paul Ryan said that legislation to fund the government will not have a provision guaranteeing money to fund Obamacare subsidies. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Paul Ryan rules out Obamacare subsidies in spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · April 26, 2017 3:14 pm

"Chuck Schumer's left wing, radical base is demanding that they oppose everything so I think Chuck Schumer and the Democrats want a shutdown," Cruz said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ted Cruz: Senate Democrats want a shutdown to appease their base

Kyle Feldscher · April 26, 2017 2:16 pm

Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said during a news conference that more people in the November election —œvoted for the agenda that this leadership group represents—£ and not for Republicans. (AP Photo)

Facing shutdown, Democrats shift on insurance payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 25, 2017 8:42 pm