Tag: Spending

Trump is an unreliable ally in the fight for debt reduction. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Beltway Confidential

As federal debt passes $20 trillion, Trump needs to fight for spending cuts

Veronique De · January 31, 2017 10:34 pm

President Trump's budget will be influenced by a plan authored last year by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which proposes a 1.7 percent reduction in spending.

Trump budget cuts may be tough sell in Congress

Susan Ferrechio · January 29, 2017 2:00 am

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce was dethroned as the top lobbying spender in the last quarter. They spent $18.6 million, but if you add in the $6.0 million from the Chamber's "Institute for Legal Reform," they keep their crown. (Wikipedia)

Beltway Confidential

Realtors led lobbying pack last quarter, followed by US Chamber. Defense contractors Huntington Ingalls and Boeing also tops

Timothy P. Carney · January 27, 2017 2:57 pm

Trump threatens to cancel meeting with Mexican president if he won’t pay for the wall

Kyle Feldscher · January 26, 2017 2:09 pm

Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mulvaney: Current users won’t see entitlement cuts under Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · January 24, 2017 4:42 pm

Obamacare could pay out nearly $1 trillion in subsidies over the next decade if the law remains in place. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

CBO: Spending on Obamacare could reach nearly $2 trillion

Robert King · January 24, 2017 4:38 pm

A top aide in the Trump administration said on Wednesday evening that President Trump will take executive action on Friday that addresses foreign policy issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Trump needs to stop sputtering and start cutting spending

Charles Sauer · January 23, 2017 11:56 pm

Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

Finance and Economy

Democrats take a fresh shot at creating an infrastructure bank

Kyle Feldscher · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

The national debt soared an average of $1.1 trillion per year under President Barack Obama, who returned to private life on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Debt soared more than $1 trillion per year under Obama

Pete Kasperowicz · January 20, 2017 9:24 pm

Pence expressed confidence in the next administration's ability to tackle infrastructure in its first 100 days and draw bipartisan support for the kind of multi-billion dollar spending bill Trump has proposed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pence tells U.S. mayors to expect an infrastructure spending boost

Gabby Morrongiello · January 17, 2017 8:49 pm

Washington Secrets

Boom: Trump eyes 10% spending cuts, 20% slash of federal workers

Paul Bedard · January 17, 2017 9:18 am

"The ATF is a scandal-ridden, largely duplicative agency that has been branded by failure and lacks a clear mission," Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Sensenbrenner: Close up the ATF

Nicole Duran · January 16, 2017 9:29 pm