2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (360+ words) The House on Tuesday narrowly passed Republicans" nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies through fiscal year 2029. The 214-212 vote was as close as it could be. California Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, joined…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (187+ words) Many members of Congress could be entitled to back-pay after years of denying themselves automatic cost-of-living adjustments. Congressional salaries were set at $174, 000 in 2009, and every year since then Congress has voted against allowing an automatic adjustment for inflation, worried about…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (263+ words) The House on Friday passed the first spending bill for fiscal year 2027, approving the Military Construction and Veterans" Affairs funding measure in a 400-15 vote. The bipartisan bill would provide $157 billion in discretionary funding, a roughly 3% increase over the enacted 2026 level,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (265+ words) The Senate parliamentarian ruled late Thursday that some parts of the $72 billion reconciliation bill that Republicans plan to use to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol violate the chamber's rules. The ruling by the parliamentarian, Elizabeth Mac…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (221+ words) Senate Republicans have released the details of a roughly $72 billion reconciliation package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the rest of President Trump's term in office." Enter the ballroom: Unexpectedly, the proposed reconciliation…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (881+ words) Good evening. Lots of developments in the last 24 hours, so let's dive right in. It looks like the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security will continue at least until next week, and probably longer. Early Thursday morning, the Senate…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (11+ words) House Republicans Reject Senate Deal to End DHS Shutdown'The Fiscal Times...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (346+ words) The House on Thursday approved a bill that would provide a three-year extension of enhanced subsidies for healthcare plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, overcoming resistance from Republican leaders who sought to avoid taking up the measure. The final…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (626+ words) Good evening. We head into the weekend 11 days from a government shutdown deadline, and the odds of federal agencies being shuttered jumped today as the Senate rejected a pair of funding bills. Here's what you should know. It sure looks…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (485+ words) President Trump on Monday called on House Republicans to unite in support of a "clean" short-term continuing resolution that GOP leaders are preparing to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 and. .. Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a "Clean" Spending Bill…...