Budget

Energy September 19

Black activist to blast Biden admin energy agenda allegedly causing low-income households to 'suffer most'

Donna Jackson, the director of membership development at Project 21, is expected to testify against the Biden administration's energy agenda during a House hearing on Thursday.

VIDEO September 8

Trump needs to let Harris talk during the debate, 'something she's been reluctant to do': Sen. John Cornyn

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, discusses his expectations for the presidential debate, the priorities if he becomes the Senate GOP leader, government funding and the border on 'Fox News Sunday.'

POLITICS August 23

Top Republican demands answers from Newsom, feds over wrongful Medicaid payments to California immigrants

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is demanding answers from both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration over unpaid remittances to the feds for wrongly disbursed Medicaid funds.

POLITICS June 12

Fiscal hawks slam ‘worst’ 2024 earmarks from both parties totaling $22B in spending

Citizens Against Government Waste released their annual "Pig Book" of the worst pork barrel spending projects.

TAIWAN May 28

Taiwan's legislature passes controversial 'pro-China' measures, reducing president's power

Taiwan's legislature, controlled by the opposition Nationalist Party, passed changes that increase the legislature's power over budgets, including defense spending.

VIDEO May 21

Anti-Israel protesters charge Blinken's table, interrupt congressional hearing on State Dept. budget

Anti-Israel agitators interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

Connecticut May 16

Ex-Connecticut budget official for Gov. Lamont arrested on federal charges

Former Connecticut official Konstantinos “Kosta" Diamantis, known for his involvement in school construction grants, has been arrested on federal charges.

Politics May 13

Local governments struggle to effectively utilize opioid settlements totaling more than $50B

Many U.S. cities with populations over 10,000 are getting portions of money from opioid settlements, but some local officials are unsure how to utilize the funds.

POLITICS May 8

Republicans keep pressure on NPR and controversial CEO amid political bias scandal

Republicans are keeping the pressure on NPR and CPB after a senior editor at the former alleged a partisan bias in the newsroom that affected coverage.

Sweden April 26

Sweden's defense committee recommends $5B increase in country's military budget by 2030

Sweden's parliamentary committee has recommended increasing the military budget by nearly $5 billion until 2030 to improve air defenses and expand conscription.