Tag: Spending

House Passes ‘CRomnibus’ Spending Bill

Michael Warren · December 12, 2014 2:42 am

One effect of the last shutdown was the closing of many national parks and monuments -- another was the unwillingness of lawmakers to let it happen again. (Getty images/Mark Wilson)

WH prepares feds for shutdown

Brian Hughes · December 11, 2014 11:34 pm

Cromnibus bursts at the seams with special-interest goodies

Cromnibus bursts at the seams with special-interest goodies

Timothy P. Carney · December 11, 2014 10:39 pm

President Obama worked the phones late Thursday in an attempt to get Democrats to support a spending bill that has yet to receive enough support to avoid a government shutdown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama working phones to build support for spending bill

Brian Hughes · December 11, 2014 10:22 pm

Pelosi Threatens to Shut Down the Government

Michael Warren · December 11, 2014 9:03 pm

Elizabeth Warren fights Senate bill with conservative bloggers

Elizabeth Warren fights Senate bill with conservative bloggers

Becket Adams · December 11, 2014 8:12 pm

Pelosi: ‘Republicans Don’t Have Enough Votes to Pass the CRomnibus’

Pelosi: ‘Republicans Don’t Have Enough Votes to Pass the CRomnibus’

Daniel Halper · December 11, 2014 8:03 pm

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Republicans hit pause button on spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 11, 2014 7:41 pm

Obama would sign spending bill

Obama would sign spending bill

Brian Hughes · December 11, 2014 6:20 pm

It's virtually impossible to gauge the full extent of federal expenditures, because government agencies don't have a unified method of reporting how much they spend, a congressional watchdog said. (iStock Photo)

Watchdog probe pressures Pentagon to control contracted-out spending

Sarah Bedford · December 11, 2014 1:19 pm

Report: ‘Omnibus Contains $2.5 Billion to Accommodate Illegal Immigrants and Refugees’

Report: ‘Omnibus Contains $2.5 Billion to Accommodate Illegal Immigrants and Refugees’

Daniel Halper · December 10, 2014 9:48 pm

Any bill negotiated behind closed doors and posted soon before a vote likely includes wasteful spending. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Five ways the spending deal wastes your money

Jason Russell · December 10, 2014 9:15 pm