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Politics Mar 09

WATCH: House approves spending bill that pushes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Politics Feb 08

The U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill, seen during sunset in Washington
House approves short-term bill averting federal shutdown for another month

House passage is expected to be followed soon by a Senate vote sending the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature.

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Economy Feb 10

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What Trump’s proposed 2021 budget says about his policy priorities

President Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year on Monday. His plan includes cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs, as well as an increase in funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Nation Feb 10

Copies of U.S. President Donald Trump's FY2021 budget proposal sit on display for the news media on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2020. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters
Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2021 plan, to be released Monday, promises the government's deficit will crest above $1 trillion only for the current budget year before steadily decreasing to more manageable levels.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Politics Jan 02

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What’s in the $1.4 trillion federal spending bill

Before leaving town for the holidays, lawmakers came together to pass a huge federal spending bill that illuminates the government’s policy priorities for 2020. The deal allocates a total of $1.4 trillion to the military, education, a barrier along the…

Oct 31

Battles over border wall and impeachment imperil budget progress

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

A sense of optimism in the aftermath of a July budget and debt deal has yielded to pessimism now, and the poisonous political fallout from the ongoing impeachment battle isn't helping matters.

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Oct 25

U.S. budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The surge reflected such factors as revenue lost from the 2017 Trump tax cut and a budget deal that added billions in spending for military and domestic programs.

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Aug 23

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A scientific approach to evaluating global anti-poverty programs

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

In Ethiopia, over a quarter of the population survives on less than two dollars a day. International organizations and foreign governments provide funds to address the rampant poverty in this country and others, but little data is available to assess…

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Aug 22

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Why skyrocketing federal debt will mean the next recession is harder to overcome

The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. deficit is reaching its highest levels since the end of World War II, when considered as a share of the total economy. In the next decade, it's projected to grow by $800 billion…

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Aug 01

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The long-term debt implications of Senate’s new 2-year budget

The Senate passed a new budget bill Thursday, delivering a rare bipartisan legislative agreement. But critics say the spending it allocates and its temporary suspension of the debt ceiling represent runaway spending and fiscal irresponsibility. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff…

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