By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms ...

The House voted 217 to 213 on a bill to fund the federal government through September and avoid a shutdown that would have ...

The Trump administration’s cuts so far have made mounting budget fears an impending reality. Andrew Rein, president of the ...

Congress is remembered at all, it will likely be for its ineffectiveness and dysfunction, which persisted until the merciful end. In its last days, as it rushed for the exits, it put off, once again, ...

Typically, the House and Senate pass plans in the spring to lay the groundwork for negotiations and then final votes in June.

Government funding is set to expire on March 14, meaning lawmakers will need to pass – and the President will need to sign – appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 or enact a continuing ...

Some political brinkmanship is probably about to be played out, despite all the seemingly high-minded objections to the VAT ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The budget is always one of the last things approved during a legislative session. So, we asked how the demand letter from the federal government asking the state to repay $101 ...

House Republicans passed their budget resolution, with all but one Republican supporting the bill in a massive win for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Make no mistake, the Legislature is going to send Ferguson increases in taxes. Senate Ways & Means Chair June Robinson, ...

As officials in Washington look for ways to make the federal government more efficient, Kentucky lawmakers want to do that on ...