Council criticised for spending £50k on ecologist
The former leader of a council has criticised the authority's decision to spend £50,000 on hiring an ecologist "responsible ...
Here’s a way out of the rhetorical riot over Trump’s spending cuts
Now suddenly the term is everywhere and a rhetorical riot is underway. If we could peel away the naked partisanship that ...
Spending on Massachusetts health care has grown more than twice as fast as state hoped, new report shows
The one-year increase was the second highest since the state established its benchmark to rein in expenditures in 2013.
House spending bill would lead to $1B in D.C. cuts. Here’s what that means.
The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them ...
What are the odds of a government shutdown? Latest updates on spending bill saga.
Lawmakers are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown set ...
House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown
The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Tuesday to fund the government through the end of September and avert a ...
Republican spending plan in Congress could slow Soo Locks construction project
A Republican-authored dramatically reduces funding for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects amid an ongoing project ...
G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget
Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a ...
House Democrats push to sink GOP spending bill but Senate Dems act coy
Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second ...
Central bank body BIS flags markets' blessing for European defence spending surge
Central bank body, the Bank for International Settlements, has refrained from voicing its usual concerns about rising debt, ...
US Treasury's Bessent says economy may slow in shift away from public spending
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. economy may go into a "detox period" as it reached a more sustainable ...
Opinion
How DOGE is already changing the spending process in Congress
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has done significant work in exposing wasteful government programs, but this has created a difficult situation for the Trump administration as they ...