Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Social Security Fairness Act Benefits: By how much may a person's monthly payment increase?
Millions of Americans have secured a significant financial victory thanks to new legislation that enhances their Social ...
Social Security Cuts Being Discussed by Republicans
West Virginia Representative Riley Moore confirmed that Republicans have been "discussing" cutting mandatory spending—that is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits—in order to ...
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.
Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers and warnings of bigger cuts on way
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.
Trump administration orders massive layoffs of probationary federal employees
The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation ...
Abrupt federal layoffs expected to hit tribal programs
The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers Thursday in what tribal and national leaders said will ...
Republicans Say Debt Is Destroying America, But Their Budget Plan Could Balloon It
Republicans in the Senate, meanwhile, are working on their own bill to increase military and border spending while setting aside the tax provisions that they plan to address later this year. House and ...
Trump begins sweeping US government layoffs with probationary workers, warns of more cuts ahead
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce ...
Why benefit increases prompted by the Social Security Fairness Act may be difficult to implement
A new law will provide Social Security benefit increases for more than 3.2 million individuals. Yet it may take more than a ...
Ronald Reagan's budget czar warns of 'Trump's $30 trillion debt disaster'
It's more than 40 years since Ronald Reagan was first elected president on a platform of slashing federal "waste and fraud" and using the savings to pay for massive tax cuts. Stockman was his budget ...
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You’re hearing a lot about budget reconciliation in Congress. What does that mean?
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress have begun taking their first steps on the long and winding road that constitutes the budget reconciliation process. GOP lawmakers plan to use the special ...