He’s the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it’s been a tough job

Even for an agency accustomed to criticism, this summer’s debate over Republicans’ big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts ...

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government ...

White House budget office threatens mass firings if government shuts down

The White House budget office is telling federal agencies to prepare plans for mass firings in the event of a government ...

Congressional Budget Office: President Trump's Tariffs Are Pushing Inflation Higher But Could Also Cut Deficit More Than Expected

The Congressional Budget Office regularly calculates the financial impact of Presidential and Congressional policies and laws ...
USA Today

Congress faces potential government shutdown Oct. 1 without compromise

WASHINGTON – Congress faces the prospect of a partial government shutdown Oct. 1 unless lawmakers can overcome partisan differences that sparked nationwide protests before the fast-approaching ...
KGUN 9

Ciscomani defends position in evenly divided Congressional District 6

Congressman Juan Ciscomani is defending the massive budget bill that's now law. His Congressional office has been the focus of numerous protests the last several months. Ciscomani told KGUN 9 that he ...
Fierce Healthcare

Republicans tout CBO analysis that found 2.3M misstated income to secure ACA subsidies

As the Trump administration takes aim at fraud, waste and abuse in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market, Republicans in Congress are touting new data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) as ...
The New York Times

Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security.

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...

Democrats dismiss Trump budget office threats as shutdown edges closer

Democratic congressional leaders are dismissing a threat from the White House budget office to fire masses of federal workers during a government shutdown, saying they will not be intimidated into ...
Talking Points Memo

Another GOPer Calls Out Trump’s ‘Pocket Rescissions’ Gambit For What It Is

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