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Last week Congress passed, and the president signed, a 12-bill omnibus spending package that funds the government through September. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Overview: Where the Omnibus Money Is Going

By Randy Leonard
Posted March 28, 2018 at 1:25pm
President Donald Trump at a business session with governors at the White House earlier this year. He has a way of weakening opponents with nicknames his critics call offensive. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After Self-Created Drama, Trump Signs Omnibus

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 23, 2018 at 1:54pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan glances toward President Donald Trump during a Feb. 28 ceremony for the late Rev. Billy Graham at the Capitol. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters/Pool file photo)

With Omnibus, Trump Learning You Can’t Always Get What You Want

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 22, 2018 at 5:04am
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., will propose legislation to prevent airlines from putting animals in overhead storage bins. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

After Dog Dies On United Airlines Flight Sen. John Kennedy Proposes Bill

By Griffin Connolly
Posted March 15, 2018 at 9:17am
President Donald Trump speaks at Republicans’ retreat in West Virginia on Feb. 1 as Speaker Paul D. Ryan and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise look on. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

In Shift, White House Embraces Art of the Possible

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 15, 2018 at 5:02am
Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune's panel hosted five Cabinet secretaries on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Five Cabinet Secretaries Face Senate Barrage

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 14, 2018 at 2:33pm
Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune is dropping a controversial pilot training provision from the aviation bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Thune Clears Path for Long-Term Aviation Bill This Summer

By Jacob Fischler
Posted March 12, 2018 at 5:00am
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., said an infrastructure overhaul is easier to pass if broken into pieces. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ryan Says Infrastructure Overhaul Will Be Done in 5 to 6 Bills

By Lindsey McPherson and Jacob Fischler
Posted March 8, 2018 at 4:38pm
The president’s budget request includes $1.1 trillion in discretionary funds. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Winners and Losers in the Trump Budget in One Chart

By Randy Leonard
Posted February 13, 2018 at 11:12am
House Appropriations member Steve Womack, who is also Budget chairman, said he and his fellow appropriators never like to have their work spelled out for them. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Appropriators Ready to Carve Up Budget Deal

By Paul M. Krawzak and Jacob Fischler
Posted February 12, 2018 at 5:05am