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Conflict over military funding returns to Capitol Hill as appropriators and some defense hawks spar over using a special account supporting combat operations to increase defense spending above the limit set by last fall’s bipartisan budget agreement. The House version…

A top priority for lawmakers before leaving Capitol Hill next month for the presidential nominating conventions is reconciling differences over funding to combat the Zika virus. The administration has requested $1.9 billion. It also says funding for fighting the Zika…

Many millennials have high hopes for the future that include addressing climate change, pioneering improvements in health care, making college more affordable and keeping the country strong. But Chase Hagaman, New England regional director for The Concord Coalition, says millennials…

Lawmakers continued to struggle with 2017 spending legislation before their Memorial Day recess began, with the House last week overwhelmingly rejecting a measure for energy and water programs that GOP leaders had supported. Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for…

The Obama administration is threatening to veto defense policy legislation passed by the House last week that contains a war-funding gimmick. The National Defense Authorization Act would shift $18 billion from the Overseas Contingency Operations fund to the military’s basic…

The House and Senate made some progress last week on appropriations legislation for the coming fiscal year despite continued uncertainty over ultimate spending levels that should have been established more than a month ago in a congressional budget resolution. (more…)

Experts from across the political spectrum warned of the harmful consequences of unsustainable budget policies at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s annual fiscal summit Wednesday in Washington. Those consequences include the risks of slower economic growth, lower living standards, inadequate…

The Treasury Department has rejected a restructuring plan for the Central States Pension Fund that would have cut benefits for thousands of retired Teamsters. While beneficiaries were relieved, the financial problems facing the fund remain. The ruling is also a…