Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget
A federal program that helps poor families afford healthy food could see substantial benefit cuts starting in October, raising the prospect that roughly 6 million...
Members of Congress have redirected water money to their states — which, combined with proposed spending cuts, may hurt other states with more pressing needs.
Two years after approving a bipartisan $1.2 trillion law, Republicans are looking to scale back spending that some in their own party previously supported.
When the Biden administration awarded Alabama roughly $1.4 billion in late June to expand high-speed internet access across the state, its senior Republican senator rejoiced....
Senior Biden aides are rummaging through the nation's books, looking for new ways to conserve cash while Washington struggles to raise the debt ceiling.
As the U.S. barrels toward a fiscal cliff, some Democrats say it didn't have to be this way — and lawmakers should have learned from...
The Biden administration is warning Congress that a smaller budget could unleash devastating disruptions to government -- underscoring how a political battle could spell real...