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House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held a news conference on the legislative agenda. They addressed the death of Justice Ruth Bader…

Congressional Research Services defense policy analyst Daniel Else explored the relationship between government-supported scientific research and the U.S. military from the Civil War…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stopped to talk with reporters outside the White House. He answered questions on negotiations among the Trump administration, Republicans, and Democrats on…

OpenTheBooks.com founder Adam Andrzejewski talked about a recent report that detailed late fiscal year federal spending on unused congressional appropriations.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2021 budget request. He was also asked about President Trump’s tweet about…

The House began debate on a six-bill spending package totaling more than $1.3 trillion. Those appropriations measures include Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, Financial…

A House Appropriations subcommittee met to discuss and vote on fiscal year 2021 spending for the legislative branch.

John Barsa, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) acting administrator, testified before House Foreign Affairs Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 $19.6 billion…

Citizens Against Government Waste’s Tom Schatz discussed his group’s 2020 Congressional Pig Book, which is an annual compilation of pork-barrel projects in the federal budget.

The House Appropriations Committee debated the fiscal year 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered…

The House Appropriations Committee met to debate, mark up, and approve fiscal year 2021 spending levels for homeland security, financial services and other government programs.

The House Appropriations Committee debated on the 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments…

The House Appropriations Committee debated the fiscal year 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered…

The House Appropriations Committee debated the fiscal year 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered…

The House Appropriations Committee met to consider and vote favorably out of committee the 2021 legislative branch spending bill.

Tiffany D. Cross talked about her book, Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy, and the 2020 election.

The House Appropriations Committee debated 2021 spending levels for State and foreign operations.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs met briefly to discuss fiscal year 2021 State Department spending levels. Several members gave…

A House Appropriations subcommittee today considered and voted on Fiscal Year 2021 spending for Transportation and House and Urban Development programs.