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

The meeting comes as Trump’s GOP allies on Capitol Hill are arguing with themselves over his “big, beautiful bill.” ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Follow The Big Take DC podcast today. Trump says the president should be able to decide how to spend taxpayer money – not ...

President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will attend the game Sunday as unruly House Republicans squabble over ...

But Trump’s starkest assault on democratic norms is his usurpation of Congress’s authority over spending. The separation of powers is a fundamental feature of our constitutional order ...

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