WASHINGTON — Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. ...

President Trump released his budget request for 2027 on Friday, asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending.

Whenever a war or military buildup arrives, it is accompanied by a curious reassurance from commentators and officials: ...

Despite promises of massive cuts from a new efficiency department, U.S. government spending continued to rise in fiscal year ...

Three spending bills up for consideration in the House of Representatives this week bring with them billions in add-ons that fiscal conservatives believe go against Republicans’ promises of trimming ...

(The Center Square) – A majority of Americans say cutting government spending is the best way to lower debt and costs, a new poll from the National Taxpayers Union found. The nationwide survey of 800 ...

Steve Mufson had a piece in the Washington Post Outlook section this past weekend suggesting that the $172 billion that the U.S. government has spent on early stage energy research since 1961 has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on Thursday that would fund parts of the federal government through September, demonstrating the eagerness of lawmakers ...