Spending battle preview
Spending battle preview
Congress set the stage for a chaotic September session, with the House and Senate on a collision course over appropriati... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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18mins
Divergent spending paths
Divergent spending paths
The House and Senate are moving in opposite directions on fiscal 2024 spending, as House Republicans seek deeper cuts th... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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32mins
Appropriations collision course
Appropriations collision course
The House and Senate appear to be on a collision course over fiscal 2024 spending, while pressure builds in the Senate f... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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1hr
Defense budget uncertainty
Defense budget uncertainty
Even with a bipartisan defense spending cap in place, the size and shape of a fiscal 2024 defense budget is still a wild... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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27mins
Spending allocations clash
Spending allocations clash
Senate appropriators approved spending allocations for their 12 annual bills in a party-line vote, setting up a clash wi... Read more
23 Jun 2023
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30mins
Partisan clash on spending and taxes
Partisan clash on spending and taxes
House Republicans approved lower fiscal 2024 spending levels than provided in a bipartisan debt limit deal, while Senate... Read more
16 Jun 2023
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33mins
Conservatives revolt
Conservatives revolt
A group of hardcore conservatives staged a protest that brought House business to a halt, partly over spending levels ap... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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29mins
Debt limit deal examined
Debt limit deal examined
The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit into 2025 ended months of partisan wrangling, heated rhetoric and some con... Read more
2 Jun 2023
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32mins
Debt limit deal explained
Debt limit deal explained
The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit until 2025 is more complicated than advertised, with side deals constructe... Read more
30 May 2023
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29mins
Spending caps struggle
Spending caps struggle
A bipartisan deal on a debt limit increase hinges mostly on resolving a fight over how to scale back discretionary spend... Read more
22 May 2023
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23mins