Tag: Spending

The U.S. Capitol building stands past American flags before sunrise in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

The hidden costs of DC statehood

Sarah Bedford · April 27, 2021 6:49 pm

President Donald Trump listens during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Battle of the Budgets: Biden versus Trump

Matthew Dickerson · April 26, 2021 4:00 pm

Construction along Interstate-66 in Vienna, Virginia.

Biden’s ‘infrastructure’ plan would cost $809,000 per job

Jeffrey H. Anderson · April 23, 2021 3:00 am

In this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

Energy and Environment

Sanders and AOC unveil ‘Green New Deal’ proposal to overhaul public housing

Zach Halaschak · April 19, 2021 7:18 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens to questions as Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

This isn’t your parents’ Democratic Party

Bobby Jindal · April 18, 2021 12:02 pm

Illinois bill would tie state spending to household income growth

Washington Examiner · April 15, 2021 7:00 pm

In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Federal deficit soars to $660 billion in March, third-largest deficit for a single month in history

Zach Halaschak · April 12, 2021 6:59 pm

In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington.

Bezos says Amazon backs Biden plan to hike corporate tax rate

Zach Halaschak · April 6, 2021 8:56 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the University of Utah.

Beltway Confidential

Joe Biden builds his wall

Hugo Gurdon · April 6, 2021 8:00 pm

Vice President Joe Biden speaks on infrastructure investment, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority in Cleveland. Biden stressed the importance of the US spending money on infrastructure to keep roads and bridges safe. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Biden wants to be the most progressive president yet, and he’ll spend trillions to prove it

Kaylee McGhee White · April 5, 2021 5:15 pm

Shot of a shop owner hanging up an "open" sign.

Economy beat expectations in March with 916,000 new jobs as pandemic wanes, unemployment down to 6%

Zach Halaschak · April 2, 2021 12:30 pm

Biden’s plan for infrastructure and everything else

W. James Antle III · April 2, 2021 3:00 am