The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a ...

Congress has passed the defense bill, dubbed the National Defense Authorization Act, every year for more than six decades.

It is Congress, not the president, that has the constitutional power to regulate foreign commerce and impose tariffs ...

Bessent’s reputation is that he is a “fiscal hawk,” and his stated goal is to cut the federal budget deficit roughly in half ...

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves intends to sprint toward the finish line for the 118th Congress, which convenes Monday and disbands ...

Congress usually sets tariffs, but President-elect Donald Trump could declare a national emergency, as he's done in the past.

Most Americans have jobs that withhold payroll taxes (aka FICA taxes) that contribute to the Social Security system, and when ...

Congress is currently in a lame duck session, with a continuing resolution set to expire on Dec. 20, 2024, and Republicans ...

In her first interview after Mace’s weeklong, social media–fueled campaign —which included nearly 300 posts on X —to ban her ...

Biden's enhanced Affordable Care Act subsides lowered costs for millions. Trump could let the subsides expire in 2025.

Donald Trump wants this bill killed. He used the caps lock button so you know he means it.