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Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is pushing for spending cuts in a deal to raise the debt limit.

Fiscal train wreck ahead?

By David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss
Posted January 13, 2023 at 3:44pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., opposed the omnibus and will be key to any spending deal in the next Congress.

Next year’s fiscal outlook

By David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Paul M. Krawzak, Laura Weiss and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 27, 2022 at 3:13pm
House Appropriations ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas, speaks during a House GOP news conference on government funding on Wednesday.

Omnibus showdown

By David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss
Posted December 16, 2022 at 1:25pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is considered a "hard no" on a bipartisan omnibus spending package.

Omnibus spending talks heat up

By David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 2, 2022 at 3:01pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., may play a key role in determining the timing of an omnibus spending package.

Lame-duck fiscal agenda

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted November 17, 2022 at 12:46pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, right, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik arrive for a news conference on the House Republicans’ “Commitment to America,” on Sept. 29.

Stopgap funding finale

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted October 3, 2022 at 1:13pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer will try to push for passage of a stopgap spending bill with a streamlined process for energy project permitting.

Final countdown

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 23, 2022 at 2:05pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Sept. 14.

Spending talks morass

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted September 16, 2022 at 12:17pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks through the Senate subway after a vote on Thursday, September 8, 2022. He's opposed to energy project permitting legislation that's being readied for the stopgap bill.

Obstacles to stopgap funding

By David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 9, 2022 at 2:19pm
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., arrives for a Senate vote in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, August, 4, 2022.

A win for Democrats

By David Lerman, Laura Weiss and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted August 18, 2022 at 3:33pm