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Congress Races to Fund Government to Avert December Shutdown

WASHINGTON—Congressional leaders are racing to reach a bipartisan, bicameral deal on a funding package to prevent a federal government shutdown on Dec. 11, when the current stopgap measure expires. Republicans and ...

December 1, 2020BY Emel Akan

House Passes $259.5 Billion Spending Bill Amid GOP Objections

The Democrat-led House on Friday approved a four-bill "minibus" spending package for fiscal year 2021, worth $259.5 billion, ...

July 24, 2020BY Tom Ozimek

‘Zombie’ Federal Programs That Congress Hasn’t Authorized in Years Cost Taxpayers $332 Billion

WASHINGTON—Hundreds of billions of federal tax dollars will be spent this year on programs with expired legislative authorizations ...

February 19, 2020BY Mark Tapscott

Senate Approves $1.4 Trillion Spending Package, Sending It to Trump’s Desk

WASHINGTON—The Senate voted Dec. 19 on a nearly 1.4 trillion spending package to keep the federal government funded ...

December 19, 2019BY Emel Akan

House Passes $1.4 Trillion Government Spending Package That Would Avert Shutdown

WASHINGTON—In the final work week of the year, members of the House of Representatives on Dec. 17 passed ...

December 17, 2019BY Emel Akan

Sen. Lankford Warns Against Short-Term Federal Spending Deals to Avert Shutdown

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers have raised concerns that a budget deal may not be reached for fiscal year 2020 if the ...

December 5, 2019BY Emel Akan

House Passes Continuing Resolution to Prevent Government Shutdown

A Continuing Resolution (CR) was passed by the House on Nov. 19 to give Congress more time to ...

November 19, 2019BY Masooma Haq

Federal Spending Is out of Control as National Debt Explodes, but Doubts Grow If Congress Will Fix It

WASHINGTON—Federal officials are consuming tax dollars so quickly that America’s national debt is $22 trillion, and it’s increasing ...

June 25, 2019BY Mark Tapscott