Senate passes $1.2-trillion funding package in overnight vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

The Senate passed a $1.2-trillion package ... of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Biden to be signed into law. The vote was 74 to 24. It came after funding had ... Read More

Biden signs $1.2 trillion government funding package, averting partial shutdown

After a day of total procedural hijinks, the Senate passed the government ... passage of the bill. The $1.2 trillion government funding bill was sent to Biden's desk as the late night drama ... Read More

House leadership delays vote on stopgap government funding bill amid GOP opposition

Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House would not proceed with a planned vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded. Read More

Speaker Johnson pulls vote on government funding bill after Republicans threaten to sink it

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson pulled a vote on his temporary spending bill on Wednesday just hours before it was scheduled to head to the floor, citing a lack of agreement by House Republicans. Read More

Trump economic plans would cost more than $4 trillion over a decade: Analysis

“We project that spending increases by $2.3 trillion over 10 years while conventional tax revenue increases by $1 ... News in a report published Monday that she backs the revenue proposals in ... Read More

Hunter Biden's lawyers, prosecutors spar over evidence in pretrial hearing

In a 56-page indictment, prosecutors allege Hunter Biden engaged in a "four-year scheme" from 2016-2019 to avoid paying at least $1.4 million ... was critical of the government filings that ... Read More

VP Harris' tiebreaker votes in Senate were key to inflation-boosting Biden policies: expert

Vice President soon-to-be President Kamala Harris, and now it’s the law of the land," Biden said of the $739 billion spending bill that passed the Senate ... vote on the $1.9 trillion American ... Read More

If Democrats lose the Senate, their road back to the majority won't be easy: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk ... her for a “Biden-Harris inflation tax.” According to nonpartisan estimates, Harris is proposing to spend about $2 trillion and ... Read More

Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy Funding: House vs. Senate Markups

The Senate passed its EWD bill through full committee on Aug. 1, 2024, with no opposition before it broke for recess. To secure FY 2025 funding ... $1.3 billion less than what President Joe Biden ... Read More

It’s Kamala’s DNC Now: Doris Kearns Goodwin On Convention’s Historical Context, LBJ ’68 & Joe Biden’s POTUS Ranking On ElectionLine Podcast

Running until the final election results come in for the battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between ... Read More

Colleges Need $1 Trillion of Campus Upgrades to Lure Students

Colleges and universities still have a horde of infrastructure needs despite selling billions worth of debt this year for new projects. Moody’s Ratings estimates schools need $750 billion to $ ... Read More

If Democrats lose the Senate, their road back to the majority won't be easy: From the Politics Desk

Republicans are favored — though certainly not guaranteed — to gain control of the U.S. Senate this November. Currently, Democrats (and independents who caucus with the party) hold 51 Senate ... Read More