In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
‘Shameless’ Dems embrace filibuster they once tried to abolish
Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...
House Republicans approve their budget after appeasing hard-liners
The House Budget Committee adopted a budget resolution Thursday as GOP leaders work to unlock the power to enact major ...
Senate Republicans say they won’t support tax bill that doesn’t make Trump cuts permanent
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other top Republican senators vowed to only vote for a permanent, rather than ...
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Bill would give Trump power to remake government
House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee ...
House GOP advances framework for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and border bill amid delays, sharp divisions
Now that it’s cleared committee in a 21 to 16 vote, Republicans intend to wrangle that blueprint through the House of ...
House budget headed for panel approval after deal with holdouts
House GOP leaders overcame an important hurdle Thursday morning after cutting a deal with Freedom Caucus holdouts on a budget ...
Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week
The Senate fiscal 2025 budget resolution aims to boost border and military spending and expand domestic energy production.
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Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural ... leadership and allowed them to approve controversial nominees and pass many bills. Harris was able to cast a record number of vice presidential tiebreaking ...
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes to erase the 5,525-mile-long border that ...