What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
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The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
Republicans should focus tax cuts on middle-income and lower-income households that would provide greater support to the economy than tax cuts for the wealthy.
Clock ticking on government shutdown as House Republicans unveil six-month stopgap bill
Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain spending levels passed in ...
What's in the Republicans' New Six-Month Stopgap Funding Bill?
The stopgap funding bill is called a "continuing resolution" - or CR - as it extends government funding previously approved ...
No, DOGE can’t fix the deficit. Here’s why.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made some cuts, but these amount to only 1.25 ...
Congressional Budget Office finds House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts
An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed that House GOP budget goals could not be reached without ...
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What would happen if the federal government were to shut down?
KNXOVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The threat of a government shutdown is looming as lawmakers have a little over 24 hours to strike a deal. A government shutdown would mean any non-essential functions must ...
Get the Facts: Here's who has Medicaid, what impact budget cuts could have
Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.
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Food insecurity affects more than just older residents
About 1 in 10 Butler County residents, around 20,000 individuals, face food insecurity. According to 2024 estimates from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 8% of senior citizens and 1 in 9 ...
Navigating the path forward: Budget reconciliation and Indian Country
Dan Thatcher, of West Valley City, told a group of reporters Friday — the final […] Democrats said the Republican budget ...