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The Export-Import Bank's chairman and president, Fred Hochberg, indicated he's hopeful that Congress will reauthorize the bank when it gets back, and saw a July Senate vote as a good sign. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Finance and Economy

No layoffs at Export-Import Bank despite losing authorization

Pete Kasperowicz -

August 13, 2015 3:33 pm

The Government Accountability Office announced Tuesday that the Marine Corps did not properly account for nearly $1 billion in transactions. (AP Photo)Â

Politics

Pentagon unable to account for nearly $1 billion spent

Barbara Boland -

August 5, 2015 5:02 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks at a press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 30, 2015. Pelosi said she believes Democrats will be able to uphold a presidential veto if Republicans vote against a nuclear deal with Iran. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Magazine

Critical spending bills unresolved until Congress returns

Susan Ferrechio -

August 3, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. Navy launches a Trident II, D-5 missile from the submerged submarine USS Tennessee in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, on Dec. 4, 1989. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

Politics

Does Washington have the stomach to pay for its nukes?

David Brown -

August 3, 2015 4:01 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., told Primo that he would support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution but that approval of such an amendment seems unlikely in the near future.Â (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Why a constitutional amendment is the best way to fix the budget

Jason Russell -

July 28, 2015 9:14 pm

Enrollment in Obamacare exchanges and Medicaid expansion in various states are two factors that contributed to the increased spending. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Healthcare

Healthcare spending rises due to Obamacare, better economy

Robert King -

July 28, 2015 8:20 pm

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Politics

Boehner says stopgap funding bill inevitable

Susan Ferrechio -

July 23, 2015 4:47 pm

Politics

Obama to veto bill stripping ‘sanctuary cities’ of federal funds

Nicole Duran -

July 23, 2015 1:59 pm

About 40 percent of the financing the Export-Import Bank ships to foreign companies is to subsidize the purchase of Boeing jets. (Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Boeing and GE — the top two recipients of Ex-Im Bank subsidies — were the top spenders on lobbying

Timothy P. Carney -

July 22, 2015 7:56 pm

Healthcare

Rand Paul: Defund Planned Parenthood

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

July 17, 2015 6:41 pm

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Tag: Spending

No layoffs at Export-Import Bank despite losing authorization

Pentagon unable to account for nearly $1 billion spent

Critical spending bills unresolved until Congress returns

Does Washington have the stomach to pay for its nukes?

Why a constitutional amendment is the best way to fix the budget

Healthcare spending rises due to Obamacare, better economy

Boehner says stopgap funding bill inevitable

Obama to veto bill stripping ‘sanctuary cities’ of federal funds

Boeing and GE — the top two recipients of Ex-Im Bank subsidies — were the top spenders on lobbying

Rand Paul: Defund Planned Parenthood

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