DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
A Trump administration crackdown on workers' routine expenses is upending work across the government, according to affected ...
GOP spending bill would lead to $1 billion in D.C. cuts, city officials say
The bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown would make D.C. revert to its 2024 spending. City officials fear cuts to ...
Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...
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More Guns, Less Butter: Starmer’s Defence Spending Splash
The urge to throw more money at defence budgets across a number of countries has become infectious.  It was bound to happen ...
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Michigan House Republicans pass $20B spending plan
Months before the Sept. 30 deadline, Republican leadership in the Michigan House quickly unveiled and voted through their ...
Lindsey Graham says spending bill is ‘terrible’ on defense, border
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called the spending bill unveiled by Congress on Saturday “terrible” on its defense and border allocations, but expressed confidence that the government would not shut down ...
US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending
President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economy may slow as part of a ‘detox’ from government spending
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. economy may be “starting to roll a bit,” as data suggests last year’s red-hot ...