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September 20, 2025

In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms

The House budget still cuts science at NASA, but not as deeply as the White House sought. ...

September 11, 2025

House pushes to conference first batch of 2026 funding bills with Senate

The House is making a push to formally conference government funding legislation for fiscal 2026 with the Senate, breaking with recent norms as...

September 08, 2025

GOP, Democrats ramp up blame game ahead of shutdown deadline

Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for making sure the other party gets the blame in the event of a government shutdown at the end of the month. As...

August 15, 2025

Trump tax law could trigger about $500B in Medicare cuts over decade without fix: CBO

Recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicare spending would see steep cuts over roughly the next decade absent...

August 11, 2025

Appeals court orders Trump administration restore public funding tracker

A federal appeals court on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to restore a public database showing how federal funding is apportioned. The...

August 07, 2025

Reeves and Starmer to roll the pitch for tax rises in a difficult autumn budget

Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levyThe chancellor and prime minister will...

August 06, 2025

Trump's megabill could deplete Social Security's trust funds faster: analysis

President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package could speed up insolvency for Social Security’s trust funds, according to a new analysis...

August 06, 2025

Are 'pocket rescissions' legal? Congressional watchdog says 'no'

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week that so-called pocket rescissions, a controversial maneuver that President Trump’s...

August 06, 2025

Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit, thinktank says

NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap Rachel Reeves will ...

August 02, 2025

Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is...