Tag: Spending

In this photo taken July 22, 2014, a construction worker is seen on a 36 floor high rise condominium in Miami. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. construction spending in July on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US construction spending up 1.8 percent in July

Martin Crutsinger · September 2, 2014 2:20 pm

The U.S. Capitol dome is reflected in the pool around the Capitol visitors center earlier this year. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Congress: Yes to pork, no to cutting debt

Sean Lengell · August 28, 2014 9:00 am

A privilege known as "franking" allows members of the House and Senate to send publicly funded radio, postal mail and telephone messages. (iStock)

Frequent frankers in Congress face tough re-election fights

Luke Rosiak · August 28, 2014 9:00 am

Deficits will continue to shrink next year, according to the CBO, lowering the federal debt. (iStock Photo)

National debt has doubled since financial crisis: budget office

Joseph Lawler · August 27, 2014 2:09 pm

Illinois DNR to use $1.7M grant on recreation

Illinois DNR to use $1.7M grant on recreation

Washington Examiner · August 23, 2014 9:16 am

You’re not crazy, parents: Textbook prices have soared since you were in college, and here’s why

Beltway Confidential

You’re not crazy, parents: Textbook prices have soared since you were in college, and here’s why

Justin Green · August 20, 2014 6:10 pm

Being the chief export subsidizer in the country carries lots of responsibilities including, apparently, barnstorming the country to try and rally the businesses you subsidize to push lawmakers to keep the subsidies flowing. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Export-Import Bank officials, while campaigning to save export subsidies, bust through travel budget

Timothy P. Carney · August 13, 2014 5:41 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013, file photo, a jogger on an early morning run passes the U.S Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury Department releases budget data for July 2014 on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

US budget deficit running 24.2 percent below 2013

Martin Crutsinger · August 12, 2014 6:24 pm

California spends big on housing, little on energy

Energy and Environment

California spends big on housing, little on energy

Elliot Spagat · August 8, 2014 8:45 pm

According to usdebtclock.org, which continually tracks such things, the total federal unfunded liability as this edition of the Morning Examiner is written is more than $118 trillion. That's more than $1 million for every taxpayer. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

If the government doesn’t know how much it spends or how much it owes, how can it know anything?

Mark Tapscott · August 7, 2014 1:07 pm

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What happened to $619 billion? Don’t ask the federal government

Kelly Cohen · August 7, 2014 9:00 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at the Center for New Security's Eight Annual National Security Conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Paul Ryan isn’t seeking to relaunch LBJ’s war on poverty: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 4:02 am