Tag: Spending

"Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed wall," Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

National Security

Trump defends border wall: It would stop drugs and ‘very bad’ gang members

Robert King · April 23, 2017 4:55 pm

"Obamacare is in serious trouble," Trump tweeted. "The Dems need big money to keep it going — otherwise it dies far sooner than anyone would have thought." (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Trump: Democrats need ‘big money’ to save Obamacare

Robert King · April 23, 2017 3:57 pm

"We cannot shut down the government right now," Sen. Marco Rubio said. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Sen. Marco Rubio: Government shutdown would be ‘catastrophic’ for the world

Anna Giaritelli · April 23, 2017 3:28 pm

"It will be enough in the negotiation for us to move forward with either the construction or the planning for the border wall and border security," Priebus said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Reince Priebus confident of border security victory in spending bill deal

Robert King · April 23, 2017 3:00 pm

"I would suspect that he'll be insistent for funding" on the border wall, Kelly said. (Ruben R. Ramierz/The El Paso Times via AP)

National Security

DHS chief John Kelly: Trump will ‘be insistent’ for border wall funding

Anna Giaritelli · April 23, 2017 1:02 pm

"What happened is the American people won, and the president negotiated that victory for them," Mulvaney said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mulvaney offers Democrats insurer payments for border wall funding

Robert King · April 21, 2017 8:25 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has privately agreed with Capitol Hill defense hawks who say President Trump's budget proposal is not enough to rebuild the military, according to a report Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

Mattis doubts Trump budget will cover military buildup: Report

Travis J. Tritten · April 21, 2017 1:53 pm

"We understand they do have a certain amount of leverage in the Senate," budget director says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mulvaney: Democrats entitled to get some priorities funded in must-pass spending bill

Joseph Lawler · April 20, 2017 10:13 pm

"I wanna get both" a vote on Obamacare repeal and a measure to continue to extend government funding next week, Trump said. "Are you shocked to hear that?" (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: ‘Good chance’ of passing Obamacare repeal ‘soon’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 20, 2017 8:29 pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the provocation rule because of its inconsistency with existing court precedent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tempers flare at Supreme Court over religious liberty case

Ryan Lovelace · April 19, 2017 5:24 pm

A receipt from the purchase showed that the EPA office on the campus of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas had charged $14,799.63 one year ago to buy 37 "1 Year Super Sport" packages at 24 Hour Fitness. (AP Photo/D.J. Peters)

Energy and Environment

Pruitt ends EPA gym memberships

John Siciliano · April 13, 2017 4:28 pm

A new report shows state and local investment in public health hasn't increased. (Wikipedia Commons)

Report: Funding for CDC drops $580 million

Kimberly Leonard · April 13, 2017 3:35 pm