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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on May 15 faced heat from House lawmakers, who pressed the new Cabinet member on potential cuts to the department under President Donald Trump’s budget request.

The White House unveiled President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal on Friday, which aims to drastically reduce or even eliminate funding for numerous government programmes

Unlike in 2024, when AAPS grappled with a $25 million shortfall, local districts are waiting for state lawmakers to settle school aid as part of wider budget talks amid a period clouded with federal spending cuts under President Donald Trump.

Republicans officially reached the hard part of the effort to pass a budget plan addressing several of President Donald Trump’s top priorities this week.In the House of Representatives, markups took place on Tuesday for two of the main parts of the “big beautiful bill” Trump wants Congress to pass as one massive package.