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National Journal's Alex Rogers talked about the Senate’s decision to block efforts to advance a short-term government funding measure. He also mentioned reports that Senator McConnell (R-KY)…

Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, and other witnesses testified at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid. They talked about the work being done in Africa, and the value of continuing to invest in co…

House members debated a $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill to fund the government until September 30, 2016. A final vote on that legislation was set to take place the next day.

House members debated $622 billion in compromise tax breaks for businesses, investors, and families. The measure would be joined with the 2016 spending package, if approved, and sent to the …

Several Democratic House members came to the floor to announce why they were against the $1.1 trillion dollar federal spending bill for 2016. The House planned to vote on the legislation the…

Tamar Hallerman talked by video from Capitol Hill about the $1.15 trillion omnibus spending bill being debated in the House. The bill would fund the federal government through September 30, …

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments while the House of Representatives was voting on spending measures. An interview earlier that day with Bloomberg BNA Daily Tax Report Capitol Hi…

Scott Wong talked by video from Capitol Hill about the details of the omnibus spending bill, as well as legislation to extend several expiring tax breaks. He said that some congressional lea…

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain (R-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor against a part of the proposed omnibus budget bill that would lift the ban on Russian-made rocket engines. …

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) commented on the ongoing work regarding government funding and expiring tax provisions. While Senator McConnell o…

Acting Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin began the daily White House press briefing. He talked about the United Nations Security Council meeting th…

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest responded to questions from reporters on a variety of issues, including the decision to shut down Los Angeles public schools following an e-mailed bo…

House Democratic Caucus Chair Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Vice Chair Joe Crowley (D-NY) spoke to reporters after their morning meeting on their congressional agenda, including that week’s Dece…

Cristina Marcos talked by telephone from Capitol Hill about the status of the federal spending bill.

Nancy Ognanovich reported by video from Capitol Hill about expected House action on the Senate-passed budget reconciliation bill as the December 11, 2015, government funding deadline. Topics…

Josh Earnest responded to questions on a range of issues including a government funding deadline, the proposed closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the president’s visit to the …

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins and other other NIH directors testified at a hearing about his agency’s fiscal year 2016 budget. The talked about the areas m…

The House Budget Committee approved a budget reconciliation package of proposals from three other House committees for the fiscal year 2016 budget. The committee approved the bill by a party…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke about the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization, which President Obama threatened a veto over use o…

President Obama delivered his weekly address. The urged Congress to do its job to strengthen the economy by passing a budget instead of passing a last-minute bill to keep the government open…