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CBO: Trump budget would add trillions more to deficit than estimated
Administration’s latest budget request would add $5.4 trillion more to the cumulative 10-year deficit than the White House originally estimated, CBO says. → Read More
Democrats want bigger coronavirus appropriation in Senate bill
Senate Democratic Whip Richard J. Durbin says appropropriations portion of Senate GOP’s economic stimulus bill is “likely” to get bigger. → Read More
Military weapons funding takes hit for border wall
Military projects championed by key Republican lawmakers would lose funding under a Trump administration proposal to divert it to border wall construction. → Read More
Shelby leaves door open for earmarks' return
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby appeared to soften a little Tuesday on a potential return of earmarks in spending bills this year. → Read More
House earmarks decision likely next week, Lowey says
The appropriations chairwoman indicated the word would come down soon on whether lawmakers may again seek special projects for their districts. → Read More
Lowey to discuss earmarks with freshman, at-risk Democrats
House Democratic leaders are moving ahead with their sales pitch for the return of earmarks — which an aide dubbed "community project funding." → Read More
Appropriators feel the squeeze of budget caps as veterans health funding grows
Appropriators are coming to grips with narrow funding increases under next year’s budget caps, as veterans health spending continues to grow. → Read More
Trump signs spending bills, averts shutdown
President Donald Trump signed two behemoth spending packages totaling more than $1.4 trillion on Friday, preventing another year-end government shutdown. → Read More
Trump signs $1.4 trillion spending bills, averts shutdown
President Donald Trump signed two behemoth spending packages totaling more than $1.4 trillion on Friday, preventing another year-end government shutdown. → Read More
Massive spending, tax packages headed for Senate
The House approved $1.4 trillion in spending for the fiscal year that began almost three months ago, in an almost surreal business-as-usual fashion. → Read More
Appropriators reach spending agreement, fend off possibility of government shutdown
Republicans and Democrats reached agreement “in principle” on $1.37 trillion in government funding, staving off the possibility of another shutdown. → Read More
Foreign aid rider tangles up final spending talks
The White House is concerned the rider could cut out faith-based aid groups from U.S. Agency for International Development contracts. → Read More
Serrano recovering in Bronx following hospital stay
Rep. José E. Serrano, a top House Democratic appropriator, is recovering from a hospital stay due to a fall, but plans to return to Capitol Hill. → Read More
Schumer outlines Democratic demands on spending bills
The top Senate Democrat laid down some benchmarks Monday for his party’s support of final fiscal 2020 appropriations bills. → Read More
House, Senate reach agreement on subcommittee spending levels
Negotiators expect to work that out while solving the various spending levels and policy differences between the dozen annual spending bills. → Read More
Senate passes stopgap spending bill, sends it to Trump
The Senate on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill that will fund the federal government through Dec. 20 and avoid another partial government shutdown. → Read More
Senate holds off on vote avoiding shutdown, keeps stopgap funding vehicle
The Senate no longer plans to change the legislative vehicle for a monthlong stopgap spending bill averting a shutdown, following hours of discussions. → Read More
Senate holds off on vote avoiding shutdown, keeps stopgap funding vehicle
The Senate no longer plans to change the legislative vehicle for a monthlong stopgap spending bill averting a shutdown, following hours of discussions. → Read More
House votes to avoid shutdown, continue spending talks until December
Congress moved closer to clearing another stopgap funding bill and avoid a shutdown, after the House voted to send the continuing resolution to the Senate. → Read More
White House backing off $8.6 billion demand for border wall funding
The Trump administration is reportedly backing off demands for $8.6 billion in border wall funding in negotiations with congressional appropriators. → Read More