Senate advances $1.4 trillion spending deal ahead of the holidays
It blends spending increases for both sides — reelection fodder for lawmakers throughout the Capitol — with tax and benefit add-ons that will add roughly $400 billion to the deficit over 10 years.
Some popular tax breaks renewed in big government funding bill
A raft of expired and expiring tax breaks, including deductions for mortgage insurance premiums, college tuition and large medical bills, would be renewed under a massive government-wide funding bill approved by the Democratic-controlled House.
House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill
The House first passed a measure funding domestic programs on a 297-120 vote. But one-third of the Democrats defected on a 280-138 vote on the second bill, which funds the military and the Department of Homeland Security, mostly because it…
Negotiators announce deal on government-wide spending bill
The nearly $1.4 trillion government-wide spending bill would stave off a federal shutdown next weekend.
A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump's endorsement and a bipartisan drive to cement recent spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies.
President Donald Trump's message to lawmakers in both parties: Get your act together before the next budget lands on my desk.
Now, the White House is finalizing a package of modest cuts — $10 billion-plus — in response.
Congressional leaders have finalized their $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that will keep government funded through September, and now they have two days to pass it to avoid another government shutdown. John Yang learns more from Lisa Desjardins about what’s…
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's hoping bargainers can resolve the final disputes in a government-wide spending bill on Tuesday.
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