The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...

It’s vital for Congress to pair pro-growth tax cuts with pro-growth spending reforms. The federal budget itself needs a ...

The Constitution gives Congress what’s called “the power of the purse,” or the ability to spend taxpayer money — not the ...

House Republicans won’t markup budget this week, delaying party leaders’ ambitious schedule to get the package passed by ...

President Donald Trump hosted an unusually long meeting with House Republicans at the White House on Thursday, turning over ...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Thursday he thinks President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission, ...

The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure​ — funds that were ...

Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

Trump himself has been firing off executive orders at a record pace (he had signed 54 as of February 6; only Harry Truman ...

Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the ...

Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.

President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his ...