Rather than pass individual spending bills as envisioned in the 1974 budget law, Congress has taken to resolving its annual spending disputes by using omnibus bills or full-year continuing resolutions ...

Federal spending is in the spotlight this year like never before, as the Trump administration has bypassed Congress and held up billions of dollars lawmakers had already approved for education.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green ...

The East-West Center has cleared a crucial early hurdle in the federal budget process, with a U.S. House spending bill proposing $16.7 million in funding for the Hawaii-based institution—despite the ...

Mr. Kahn is the acting director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. He worked for two decades as the staff director of the House Budget Committee. For the ...

Washingtonians who rely on federal food assistance have joined the ranks of Americans who will be negatively impacted by the recently passed federal spending bill. The Republican-led Congress pushed ...