House GOP spending bills pack billions in earmarks, sparking backlash from fiscal hawks

Spending bills include over 3,000 earmarks, totaling $6.5 billion and drawing conservative criticism despite bipartisan ...

Conservative push for second big GOP-only bill faces uphill climb

Conservative demands for a second GOP-only tax and spending bill are running into the political challenges of a tiny House ...

House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline

The package moves now to the Senate, which isn’t expected to take it up until the final week of January after a week-long recess.
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House Republican Budget Plan Would Permanently Defund Planned Parenthood

Many Republicans had initially hoped to implement a more long-term freeze on reimbursements for Planned Parenthood in last ...

Affordability concerns are focus of GOP blueprint for ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ sequel

The blueprint for a second reconciliation bill announced by the Republican Study Committee is a step toward cementing ...

In dramatic reversal, House kills school district budget cap bill

The New Hampshire House abruptly killed a Republican bill to impose budget caps on school districts Thursday, after some ...

Gov. Hobbs vetoes GOP budget bill, announces her proposal on tax cuts package

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed Friday a budget bill passed by the state Legislature, introducing her own version of tax cut package that she said is more geared toward the middle-class.

Congress clears first funding bills since government shutdown ended

The Senate cleared a three-bill spending package Thursday for President Donald Trump’s signature, completing a fraction of government funding measures necessary to avert another shutdown ahead of the ...