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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to North Carolina and California on Jan. 24.

Budget reconciliation pressures mount

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 19, 2025 at 4:14pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Budget reconciliation stalls

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 10, 2025 at 3:35pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a leader of the Freedom Caucus, boycotted a GOP policy retreat and made clear his opposition to a preliminary budget plan.

House GOP in a quandary

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted February 3, 2025 at 3:09pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, center, speaks during Senate Democrats’ news conference Tuesday on the Trump administration’s spending freeze on federal assistance. Also seen are, from left, Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, Patty Murray of Washington and Andy Kim of New Jersey.

Funding freeze turmoil

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 28, 2025 at 3:48pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing for a comprehensive reconciliation package despite divisions within his conference and opposition from Senate Republicans.

Budget reconciliation ‘horse race’

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:26pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, center, appears in the House chamber on Friday with vote flippers Ralph Norman, second from right, center, and Keith Self, far right, who were critical to his election.

GOP’s fragile majority

By David Lerman and Jim Saksa
Posted January 6, 2025 at 4:46pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struggled to pass a stopgap funding measure that alienated his party's right flank.

Political fallout over spending

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 23, 2024 at 1:27pm
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is pushing for a two-pronged reconciliation process to pass border security and other spending and then tax cuts next year.

Big tax-cut and spending agenda

By David Lerman, Caitlin Reilly and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 9, 2024 at 3:23pm
Tesla founder Elon Musk co-chairs a new Department of Government Efficiency that promises to slash federal spending and regulations.

The meaning of DOGE

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted December 2, 2024 at 3:43pm
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will head a new House subcommittee designed to help curb federal spending.

Disaster aid scrubbing

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted November 22, 2024 at 2:44pm