One House Republican left a party meeting about reconciliation Thursday and was not confident about the bill’s chances. “We’re cooked. Speaker let this get out of control,” the representative reportedly texted journalist Jake Sherman.

"This is going to be able to deliver scholarships for the families who need it most, so that they can attend private and parochial schools," said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, at the committee hearing.

While Democrats labeled the scorekeeper’s report as proof that Republican policies would lead to “catastrophic" Medicaid cuts, Republicans have said Democrats are seeking to “fear monger" Americans.

A Republican push to advance U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill through Congress appeared to hit a roadblock on Thursday, as hardline conservatives demanded deeper cuts to Medicaid in exchange for their support in a key procedural vote.

President Donald Trump released his federal budget for 2026. The following figures give an overall sense of what the administration is proposing: Total discretionary funding requested: $1.69 trillion Military spending: $1.

Sen. Ron Johnson has emerged as one of few Republicans in Washington who have publicly pushed back on some of Trump’s biggest fiscal priorities.

The White House on Friday released President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which calls for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, in a letter to Congress alongside the ...

Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Legislature have announced a hard-fought budget deal. They used the occasion Thursday to contrast the bipartisan cooperation that produced the agreement with the deep divisions in Washington.

The White House spending plans call for a 3.8% pay boost next year, a smaller raise than troops saw in January.

President Donald Trump, speaking to troops at an air base in Qatar, quipped that while his budget includes raises for military personnel, they could refuse it for the good of the country. None of the troops volunteered.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal by Republicans in Congress would allow President Donald Trump’s administration to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that it says support terrorism, creating what some nonprofits say is an arbitrary standard to financially punish charities that advocate for issues that don’t align with his agenda.