House budget resolution in limbo as conservatives push deeper spending cuts and work requirements

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Evening Report — House, Senate GOP duel over budget path

Presented by March of Dimes — The race is on between Republican leaders in the House and Senate to see who can be first to create a budget with the greatest likelihood of passing President Trump’s ...
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House Commerce chair launches data privacy working group

House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday announced the creation of a data privacy working group as policymakers work toward a national privacy standard. “We ...
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House GOP releases budget calling for trillions in cuts to taxes and spending

House Republicans released a budget resolution that calls for cutting taxes by up to $4.5 trillion and sets a goal of slashing federal spending by $2 trillion.
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The Guardian view on spending cuts: behold the grim return of slash-and-burn government | Editorial

Spending public money carefully is a virtue in itself, but running down the public sector can cause huge problems later on. Slash-and-burn government is back in vogue. Whether it is Elon Musk and ...
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Republican Budget Vets Say DOGE Cuts Based More on Ideology Than Actual Savings

Two former GOP budget directors for Congress and the Senate say Elon Musk’s highly publicized spending cuts are playing to Trump’s base, and call them “low hanging fruit.”
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Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan

Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.
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House budget draft unveiled ahead of Thursday markup

Politico - 7h
House GOP budget still not final

Politico - 8h
Capitol agenda: Budget resolutions moving, DOGE hearing

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Jodey Arrington has 2 days to save the House budget

The Texas Republican has struggled to wrangle his panel and warred with fellow chairs. Now it's go time.
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Inside the House GOP clash over tax cuts

Hardliners are squaring off against their top tax writer as Republicans try to assemble a package President Donald Trump's priorities.
Politico - 2d
The Pentagon needs a budget cut, not a spending spree

Lawmakers are pushing to increase Pentagon spending by up to $500 billion, but this would accelerate our national debt and fail to address wasteful programs and inefficiencies.
The Hill - 3h
House Republicans release budget plan, with trillions in tax and spending cuts

House Republicans released a budget resolution on Wednesday, laying a foundation for approving President Trump's agenda.
CBS News - 4h
Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.

Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.
The New York Times - 6h
Read: House budget resolution

House Republicans on Wednesday released their budget resolution in an effort to advance President Trump's ambitious legislative agenda. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), the chair of the House Budget ...
The Hill - 6h
Morning Report — It's bears vs. bulls in House budget debate

In today’s issue: It's bears vs. bulls in House budget debate Budget, taxes and tariffs: These are some of the buzzwords on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers tackle their legislative priorities ...
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UK accountants push to end fees cap on ESG work for audit clients

Move would dilute rule designed to protect auditor independence
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Snap’s increased AI spending may push profits even further out

Guggenheim downgraded Snap’s stock, warning that increased AI investments could defer operating profits until 2027.
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Reeves faces cutting spending or raising taxes as UK growth disappoints

Chancellor’s fiscal headroom has been wiped out, according to preliminary forecasts by watchdog
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Musk defends government cuts in surprise White House appearance

The tech billionaire was questioned by reporters on what Democrats have called a "hostile takeover" of government.
BBC News - 1d
Aguilar says Democrats would oppose spending bill with Department of Education cuts

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said that House Democrats would vote against a government funding bill if it included cuts to the Department of Education. Aguilar claimed Republicans "don't care about ...
NBC News - 1d
'Keep your hands off our Social Security,' lawmakers warn amid DOGE budget cuts

As the Trump administration seeks to make massive cuts to federal spending, certain lawmakers and advocates say Social Security shouldn't be a target.
CNBC - 1d
House Budget chair floats framework for advancing Trump agenda in closed-door meeting

House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) floated a framework for advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda during a private meeting of panel members Tuesday morning, sources told ...
The Hill - 1d
House GOP to move forward with budget plan as Senate pursues competing proposal

Speaker Mike Johnson said House GOP expects to move forward on budget plan this week that lays foundation for approving Trump's agenda.
CBS News - 1d
DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?

Donald Trump could deliver lasting change, by returning power back to the people where it belongs.
The Hill - 1d
As Musk cuts federal spending, his own firms have received billions in contracts

As Elon Musk has led an effort to slash government spending, his own companies have, over the last few years, received billions of dollars in government contracts.
ABC News - 1d
A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending

President Trump suggests that state governments should have primary responsibility for handling disasters, and cutting federal taxes would allow states to access more money to address their needs.
The Hill - 1d
How typical is it for the White House to push back on federal judges?

President Trump has been in office for less than a month, and several of his executive actions have already faced scrutiny in federal court. On Sunday, Vice President Vance wrote in part on social ...
CBS News - 1d
Trump’s budget cuts are unconstitutional

These are not presidential decisions to make but rather are legislative mandates. Congress is our only hope.
The Hill - 2d
Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defence spending

President says ‘fraud and abuse’ at Pentagon will be Elon Musk’s next target
Financial Times - 3d
Rep. Hern defends delay on House budget proposal

Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), chair of the House Republican Policy Committee, on Sunday defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the delay in unveiling a budget resolution. In an interview on ...
The Hill - 3d
Typical homebuyers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego spend up to 78% of income on housing

In many major U.S. cities, the cost of owning a home is twice what financial planners recommend spending.
CNBC - 3d
Sunday shows preview: DOGE cuts leave feds reeling; Lawmakers race to finalize Trump budget bill

Tech billionaire and the anchor of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk saw his staffers attempt or succeed in accessing databases in various departments, supercharge a ...
The Hill - 4d
Many workers would take a pay cut to work from home — some would forgo at least 20% of their salary

Workers cite the work-life balance afforded by hybrid or fully remote jobs as the biggest benefit.
CNBC - 5d
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.
Politico - 5d
Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to "do its work" on Trump agenda

House Republicans met for several hours with Trump Thursday, after GOP senators planned move forward with their own plan to enact Trump's priorities.
CBS News - 5d
House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices
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