Senate Republicans Vow Action to Boost Border Funds After Briefing With Trump Officials
Senate Republicans are vowing to move quickly on a budget plan that could pave the way for about $340 billion in additional ...
House GOP’s reconciliation plan shows signs of life but top line still elusive
House and Senate Republicans are on a collision course as both aim to advance differing budget resolutions on how to best ...
‘Keep your hands off our Social Security,' lawmakers warn amid DOGE budget cuts
As the Trump administration seeks to make massive cuts to federal spending, certain lawmakers and advocates say Social Security shouldn’t be a target.
House Republicans to move forward with budget plan as Senate pursues competing proposal
Speaker Mike Johnson said House GOP expects to move forward on budget plan this week that lays foundation for approving Trump's agenda.
DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?
While DOGE aims to centralize authority, a new budget process that includes expanding the House would distribute ...
House Freedom Caucus offers budget plan that sides with Senate approach but has more spending cuts
The House Freedom Caucus released its own budget blueprint Monday, including a proposed $4 trillion increase in the debt ...
Dismantling the CFPB would turn the consumer finance world into the 'wild, wild west,' its former director says
Richard Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, told BI that Elon Musk's call to dismantle the agency is a 'direct conflict ...
‘Rosy’ Budget Assumptions Might Increase National Debt Says Think Tank
Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...
How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
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Can Trump Actually Change Federal Funding Rules Through Executive Orders?
Amid a historically unprecedented barrage of executive orders, the key question is: Does the president have the power to ...
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"Unprecedented": White House moves to control science funding worries researchers
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the next director of the powerful White House budget office, installing a conservative fiscal hawk who has promised to pursue sweeping spending cuts ...