Tag: Spending

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Congress is aware that President Trump wants funding for the southern border wall in a spending bill to keep the government running, but he dodged on whether Trump would decline to sign a bill that didn't include that money. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Spicer says Trump wants funding for wall in spending bill, but dodges on shutdown threat

Kyle Feldscher · April 25, 2017 7:07 pm

"Don't let the fake media tell you that I have changed my position on the WALL. It will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc.," Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump renews pledge to build the wall after backing down from shutdown fight

Kyle Feldscher · April 25, 2017 1:23 pm

President Trump has backed away from his initial demand that a spending bill to keep the government open past Friday must include money to start building the border wall. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump backs down on border wall funding

Kyle Feldscher · April 25, 2017 11:51 am

Net increase in federal spending on insurers that stay in the exchanges would be $2.3 billion, the analysis says. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Study: Feds could spend $2.3 billion more without insurance payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 25, 2017 7:00 am

Rob Portman proposes bill to end government shutdown threat

Susan Ferrechio · April 24, 2017 7:02 pm

"The way the system works is whenever the government is shut down, people blame the Republicans," he said. "But, it will be the Democrats who shut down the government to block the funding for the wall." (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Jeff Sessions: Blame government shutdown on Democrats

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 2:38 pm

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday they will not support a week-long patch to keep the federal government fully operating unless a larger spending deal that doesn't including funding for a border wall is close to completion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats won’t support funding extension until GOP drops border wall

Susan Ferrechio · April 24, 2017 2:35 pm

Pete Sessions: Trump’s ‘demand’ for border wall is putting pressure on spending deal

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 1:48 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., likened President Trump and Republicans' reticence to referring to the Obamacare replacement bill as "Trumpcare" or "Ryancare" to a slapstick episode of Abbott and Costello. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer warns Trump he has to work with Dems ahead of government shutdown

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 1:47 pm

Vice President Mike Pence is cutting short an overseas trip to return to Washington to help President Trump pass a spending bill to keep the government fully open past Friday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Pence cuts trip short to help Trump with spending bill, healthcare

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 12:31 pm

President Trump's border wall between the United States and Mexico, and his pledge to force Mexico to pay for it, was his most consistent policy pitch from the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Trump won’t commit to signing spending bill that doesn’t fund his border wall

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 12:10 pm

The Environmental Council of the States, representing state air, land and water regulators, said the cuts to states were more massive than expected. While EPA’s overall budget is cut 31 percent, the cuts made to the state grant programs would be a 44.5 percent cut from the agency's fiscal 2017 budget, according to the group.

Energy and Environment

Trump’s EPA cuts risk fight with state’ environmental agencies

John Siciliano · April 24, 2017 4:00 am