Rayner and Cooper criticised cuts in ‘tense’ UK cabinet meeting
Darren Jones, Treasury chief secretary, is leading a spending review — to conclude in June — which will cover three years of ...
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
KC-area families say looming cuts to Medicaid would hurt kids’ lives: ‘Instability’
If my son lost his Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour ...
As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty
The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested ...
Federal Budget Ax Threatens Contractors, but Could Also Be an Opportunity
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through ...
Musk is right about entitlements, but the media are lying about what he said
Anyone who has grappled seriously with the federal budget knows that fishing for savings in discretionary spending is like ...
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The Latest: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says purge of USAID programs is complete
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration has finished its six-week purge of programs of the ...
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Understanding America's government spending dynamics
Additionally, the regulatory burden imposed by the federal government is often overstated. Federal statutes number ...
What does a shutdown have to do with the budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a guide
Republicans in government are hard at work refashioning federal spending through three major efforts, proceeding along ...
Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.
Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization
Trump’s latest moves can be viewed as a massive acceleration of a decades-long trend, rather than a break from the past. The 50-year shift away from robust public sector employment has already ...