WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and the Senate’s top Democrat leader on Friday failed to reach an agreement to avoid a government shutdown at midnight. As a last attempt, Senate has scheduled a vote for 10 p.m. on the House-passed bill to extend funding for four weeks. The Senate has only a few hours left to pass […]

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed a funding bill late Thursday to keep the government open for another four weeks. The Republican-controlled House approved funding on a mostly party-line vote of 230-197, with 11 Republicans opposing and six Democrats backing the bill. The stopgap bill was sent to the Senate, where it will likely face stiff […]

WASHINGTON—Congress has little time left to come up with a permanent solution for the budget to avert a government shutdown on Friday, Jan. 19. The White House said it would support another short-term measure known as a continuing resolution (CR), to maintain current funding for federal operations and keep the government open through mid-February. “We […]

President Donald Trump signed a two-week funding bill on Dec. 8, preventing a government shutdown hours before the deadline. The stopgap legislation will maintain current funding for federal operations and keep the government open through Dec. 22, while lawmakers continue to negotiate on a long-term budget deal. The short-term funding measure known as a continuing […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution for the 2018 fiscal year on Oct. 26, moving the Republicans one step closer to passing tax reform. The Republican-controlled House had passed a budget earlier this month, but it was different than what the Senate approved on Oct. 19. The Senate’s version of the budget […]

The U.S. Senate passed the 2018 budget resolution, a major step toward advancing President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul of the tax code. On Oct. 19 the Republican-controlled Senate approved the budget for the next fiscal year by a 51 to 49 vote, with opposition from Democrats and GOP Sen. Rand Paul. Trump celebrated the news on Twitter […]

Blacklock’s Reporter—a reporter-owned subscription news service—has uncovered that Canada’s finance department spent $170,000 (CA$212,234)on the cover for its 2017 budget plan, a book handed out largely to nonprofits, bureaucrats, and journalists. The document outlines the government’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year. It is released in print and in digital format but the digital […]

Illinois has a budget for the first time since 2015. On Tuesday the Democrat-controlled Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the proposed budget. On Friday, July 7, the Democrats in the House, supported by 10 Republicans, completed the task, and rejected the governor’s rejection. The controversial budget includes a hefty 32 percent […]

President Barack Obama is unveiling his eighth and final budget, a $4 trillion-plus proposal that's freighted with liberal policy initiatives and new and familiar tax hikes

The United States will be shifting its approach to defense in the coming year...

What is zero-based budgeting, and is it really the cure-all – as it’s portrayed to be – for our government’s spending woes?

Greece's lawmakers were debating an austerity bill set for a midnight vote Wednesday that will condemn the country to years of more budget savings but is needed to get a new bailout and avert financial collapse

Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed a law letting private adoption agencies with state contracts decline to participate in referrals against their religious beliefs.

With the nation's economy at its healthiest since the Great Recession, a surprising trend is emerging among the states — large budget gaps

The Illinois Supreme Court forced the state Friday to find another way to fix the nation's worst government-employee pension crisis

OTTAWA—The government is keeping tight-lipped about pending legislation signalled in the budget that would force some companies to disclose cyber breaches, but a spokesperson for Public Safety Canada says it will focus on “essential systems that Canadians rely on every day.” The budget mentions the legislation in one sentence on page 327 of the 518-page […]

President Barack Obama sent Congress a $4 trillion budget proposal on Monday, replete with populist reform staunchly opposed by Republicans, but it could galvanize the Democratic base for 2016. The 2016 fiscal year budget proposes record-level federal spending and the expansion of welfare programs in education and for two-income families funded with hundreds of billions […]

Congress cleared a $1.1 trillion spending bill for President Barack Obama's signature after a day of Senate intrigue capped by a failed, largely symbolic Republican challenge to the administration's new immigration policy.

There are a lot of destinations abroad for those who are looking for the adventure of a lifetime. For travelers who are interested in something more rugged and wild, one of the most appealing places in mind is Australia which is famous for the outback. Undeniably, the country is not all wild as some think […]

I traveled around the Philippines for 2 weeks and spent a total of $1,155 USD. At no point did I feel like I was living on a tight budget – in fact, we splurged on most things and stayed in nice hotels and hostels.