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The unpredictability of President Trump makes this lame duck session particularly fraught for the appropriations process.

How the transition of power may affect spending

By Jennifer Shutt, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted November 10, 2020 at 12:12pm
House Democrats will likely be tasked with drafting a budget resolution that sets a topline for discretionary spending for the first time in a decade, but the election results so far indicate that it will be a much tougher process than originally anticipated.

How will a strong showing from Republicans this election affect the budget process?

By Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted November 4, 2020 at 4:28pm
Whoever is in control of the Senate after the Nov. 3 elections will have a big impact on appropriations during the lame duck session and the next couple of years.

How the election may impact the spending process

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted October 27, 2020 at 12:28pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to decide by Tuesday evening whether a bipartisan deal on COVID-19 relief can pass before the Nov. 3 elections, her spokesman said Monday.

Pre-election deadline looms for coronavirus aid deal

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted October 20, 2020 at 11:27am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the chamber will vote next week on a “skinny” coronavirus relief package, even as President Donald Trump pushes negotiators to “go big.”

Republicans and Trump at odds over coronavirus relief

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted October 13, 2020 at 2:13pm
Could Congress see the return of earmarks soon?

Could we see the return of earmarks?

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted October 6, 2020 at 11:55am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on the phone before doing a television interview in the Russell Senate Office Building.

Democrats release new COVID-19 relief bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted September 29, 2020 at 12:09pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference in the Capitol on Friday.

House Democrats draft stopgap funding bill without Republican support

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted September 22, 2020 at 11:00am
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said the House could vote on a stopgap spending bill next week to give the Senate plenty of time to approve the measure before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

Lawmakers navigate politics in tackling a stopgap funding measure

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted September 15, 2020 at 12:19pm
Passengers wearing face masks wait for their bus in front of a national debt display on Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington.

Debt levels set to break records

By David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Evan Campbell
Posted September 8, 2020 at 8:00am