May 02 WATCH: Trump says budget deal is ‘clear win for the American people’ By Associated Press Trump will speak in the Rose Garden on Tuesday as he presents the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the U.S. Air Force Academy football team. Continue reading
May 01 Congress unveils $1 trillion spending plan to avoid government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The bill would fund most government operations through September but denies President Trump money for a border wall and rejects his proposed domestic cuts. Continue reading
Apr 28 Congress sends Trump short-term spending bill, avoiding government shutdown By Alan Fram, Associated Press With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump has undone a lot of ‘damage’ in his first 100 days, Mulvaney says By David Coles, Erica R. Hendry Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff that any shortcomings of Trump’s first 100 days should be attributed to a dysfunctional Congress. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:59 How cutting off subsidy payments to insurance companies would affect Obamacare By PBS News Hour In the debate over health care reform, President Trump must now decide whether he will continue to make payments to insurance companies in order to cover out-of-pocket costs and deductibles for low-income consumers. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Laszewski, president… Continue watching
Apr 23 Trump heads into tough week with budget, health care battles By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Trump's administration will mark 100 days in office on April 29 — the same day that government could shut down without a budget deal. Continue reading
Apr 22 Possible shutdown, health care quagmire awaiting Congress By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press Trump's GOP allies control Congress, but they've been unable to send him a single major bill as his presidency faces the symbolic 100-day mark on April 29. Continue reading
Mar 31 Do taxpayers get their money’s worth from the National Institutes of Health? By Nsikan Akpan As proposed cuts loom, new research digs into the return on investment for public funding of the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
Mar 24 Column: How government data is crucial for everyone’s progress By Heidi Hartmann With the budget proposal shaping up from the new administration, all of us who depend on data to understand the world we live in must be fiercely vigilant about the implications for data availability and data integrity. Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump’s defense budget boost raises questions on strategy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Trump's proposed defense budget of $639 billion, which includes $65 billion for ongoing emergency war-fighting, totals more than the next seven countries combined. Continue reading