President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as CIA director, the Washington Post reported Friday. David Nakamura and Elise
MorePresident Barack Obama signed a bipartisan budget deal Monday that suspends the debt limit through March 2017 and increases spending levels by $80 billion until September 2017, The Hill reported Monday. Jordan
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Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) leads a group of more than 100 House Republicans who call for Congress to lift the spending caps and put $561 billion in base funding for the Defense
MoreHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is in talks with the White House and Senate leaders to move forward a bill that would lift the U.S. debt limit, Politico reported Wednesday. Jake Sherman and Anna
MoreDemocrats have called on Republican lawmakers to raise the budget for non-defense agencies during a rally at the Capitol building, GovExec reported Wednesday. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking
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Republican leaders have opened discussions with President Barack Obama about crafting of a two-year budget in an effort to avoid a government spending standoff during the 2016 presidential election year, the Wall
MoreThe Senate voted 77-19 Monday to limit debate on a stopgap spending bill that would keep federal operations running until Dec. 11, Reuters reported Monday. Richard Cowan and David Lawder write the
MoreCongress continues to work on measures that will help prevent a government shutdown as the end of the fiscal year nears without a long-term budget deal in place, Defense News reported Saturday. Leo
MoreHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said during an interview on CBS’ political talk show “Face the Nation” that he expects the Senate to approve a continuing resolution to avoid a U.S. government
MorePresident Barack Obama met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to discuss their strategy on upcoming budget negotiations as possible U.S. government
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