4 days ago · Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.

But as Congress finally gets around to approving the spending bills for the 2026 fiscal year, many of the radical cuts Trump sought are being softened and, in some cases, completely ignored as ...

3 days ago · Congress clears first funding bills since government shutdown ended Lawmakers have their work cut out for them ahead of the next funding cliff, however.

Jan 5, 2026 · Congressional appropriators are rejecting some of the most severe agency budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration, and are looking to put additional guardrails on unilateral …

Jan 6, 2026 · Major takeaways for federal agencies from the latest bipartisan spending package The new "minibus" rejects many Trump proposals, from reorganizations to program eliminations.

Dec 20, 2025 · A few years later, President Ronald Reagan came to Washington promising to limit federal spending. But Congress protected much of the funding that his administration sought to cut.

3 days ago · Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.