Budget Battles
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Trouble Ahead for Space Force
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$733 Billion? $700? $750? Trump Sows Confusion on Defense Spending
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Why a Shutdown Really Could Happen Right Before Christmas
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Trump Suddenly Wants Billions More for Defense: Report
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How Much Would a Federal Jobs Guarantee Cost?
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Shutdown Watch: Congress Passes Stopgap Deal, Postponing Wall Fight
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Trump, After Boosting Military Budget, Calls It ‘Crazy!’
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'Don't Cut Military Spending,' Republicans Warn Trump
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Clipping the Wings of Trump’s Space Force?
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Paul Ryan Says the National Debt Is His Biggest Regret. See How It Grew Under His Watch.
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Is Trump Serious About Tackling the Deficit? Obviously Not
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After Thanksgiving, Battle Over Trump's Border Wall Looms
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The Problem with Our $6 Trillion War Tab
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Amazing Facts and Figures from the Pentagon’s Failed Audit
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Congressional Panel Considers Budget Reforms
Newsletter
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Tax Bill Creates a Divorce Rush
Divorce lawyers are keeping plenty busy as the year winds down, thanks in part to the Republican tax bill. The Hill’s Naomi Jagoda explains: “The 2017 GOP tax overhaul eliminates the deduction for...
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Trump and Lawmakers Dig In for a Shutdown
Neither side in the battle over President Trump’s border wall appears to be budging, raising the odds of a partial government shutdown come Friday night. “Spending discussions have stalled, with no...
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What’s at Stake in the Government Shutdown Fight
Tuesday’s stunningly contentious meeting between President Trump and Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer did nothing to dissipate the uncertainty over a partial government shutdown at...
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4.2 Million Uninsured People Could Get Free Obamacare Plans
About 4.2 million uninsured people could sign up for a bronze-level Obamacare health plan and pay nothing for it after tax credits are applied, the Kaiser Family Foundation said Tuesday. That means...
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$733 Billion? $700? $750? Trump Sows Confusion on Defense Spending
President Trump has offered significantly different opinions on future defense spending in the last few weeks, indicating in October that next year’s budget would be cut amid rising deficits and then...
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Number of Uninsured Americans Rose by 700,000 in 2017
The number of uninsured people in the United States rose by nearly 700,000 to 27.4 million in 2017, the first increase since 2010, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The...
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Deficit Climbs to $303 Billion Over First Two Months of Fiscal 2019
The U.S. budget deficit jumped to $303 billion in October and November, the first two months of the 2019 fiscal year, according to data released by the Congressional Budget Office Monday. Here are...