Politics Dec 23 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s big moves and the Republicans’ funding fight By William Brangham
Politics Oct 27 U.S. expands effort to cut off funding for Hamas The United States on Friday expanded its effort to cut off funding for Hamas, announcing a second round of sanctions against people and organizations linked to the group since it launched an attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400… By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Nation Jul 04 Funding increases for abortion-related causes as ‘rage giving’ continues The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. … By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press
Science Mar 15 Watch 5:31 White House and Congress spar over COVID-19 funding Lawmakers joined President Biden at the White House Tuesday to celebrate the signing of a $1.5 trillion government funding bill that will provide money for an array of items, most notably the military and aid to Ukraine. But despite this… By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan
Education Oct 05 Black colleges’ funding hopes dim amid federal budget battle They now stand to receive just a small fraction of the original amount, perhaps as little as $2 billion in competitive grant funding that could be used for educational programs and infrastructure. By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Annie Ma, Associated Press
Aug 11 Watch 3:55 Democrats push for broader investments in jobs, families and tackling the climate crisis Democrats on Wednesday passed a blueprint for a $3.5 trillion bill to expand family, health and environmental programs. It is a massive investment, to be spent on American families and to combat the climate crisis. But it faces a rocky… Continue watching
May 27 GOP offers $928 billion on infrastructure, funded with COVID aid By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The Republicans want to tap unused COVID-19 money to help pay for it. But the White House has panned that approach, saying states and small businesses still need those dollars. Biden prefers raising the corporate tax rate. Continue reading
Apr 15 EU blasts Trump’s WHO funding cut during critical stage of pandemic By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press Nations around the world are reacting with alarm after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. Continue reading
Sep 19 Key Senate panel approves $250 million for election security By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House has passed significantly broader election security legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes the measure and has discouraged the Senate Rules Committee from acting on a companion bill. Continue reading
Feb 06 Congress’ latest funding fight, explained By Lisa Desjardins Congress needs to reach a spending deal in the next few days to avoid another government shutdown. Continue reading