Senate Democrats end GOP filibuster of spending bill; Vote set for Sunday on package that funds half of federal governmentPaul Kane
There are some positives to be considered in the just-passed federal budget. For starters, Congress was able to pass the bill after operating on continuing resolutions and the risk that continued into fiscal 2023, and the spending levels are higher than they were under the Trump administr...
The private White House meeting comes as Trump allies on Capitol Hill argue amongst themselves overthe size, scope and detailsof his “big, beautiful bill” to cut taxes, regulations and government spending. GOP leaders want Trump to direct them how to proceed. So far thepresiden...
Democrats have argued that the shutdown fight is an opportunity to push back on Elon Musk-backed agency spending and staff cuts. Sean Michael Newhouse March 12, 2025 House passes GOP funding bill to avoid government shutdown The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s uncertain if ...
The 2024 Budget also proposes several other changes that should make the AMT bill smaller for a number of taxpayers, possibly exempting these taxpayers from paying AMT altogether. However, the 30% inclusion rate on capital gains on the donation of publicly listed securities for AMT ...
The plan is being filed as an amendment to a spending bill on Baker’s desk that is being returned to the Democratic-majority Legislature for its approval. The plan devotes most of the money — $1 billion — to funding homeownership and housing priorities, to spur ho...
public health. A first short-term spending bill expired without a deal, prompting a brief shutdown, before another continuing resolution was passed. That one expired, as well, in December 1995 after Clintonvetoed a GOP budget plan, leading the federal government to close up shop fo...
Are they creating too much money because they want to finance more government spending with modern monetary theory, likeTurkey,Argentina, orSri Lanka? My rule of thumb has been that developed nations make Mistake #1 and developing nations make Mistake #2. ...
for elective deferrals to 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan increases to $23,000 in 2024 from $22,500 in 2023. The total amount that you and your employer can contribute to a plan rises to $69,000 in 2024 from $66,000 in 2023. ...
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