As we reflect on the just-ended Department of Homeland Security funding impasse, we face a familiar problem. Such shutdowns occur because Congress struggles to assemble 60 votes in the Senate to pass ...

The appropriations process directing use of federal funds in fiscal year 2027 has begun in earnest, with hearings and markups ...

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump announced: I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 ...

Federal spending allocated outside of the regular appropriations process, often due to an emergency. Congress’s appropriations cycle follows a predictable schedule. The federal fiscal year runs from ...

(The Center Square) – As congressional Republicans begin considering how to implement President Donald Trump’s budget request into next year’s government funding bills, fiscal responsibility groups ...

The Trump administration is reviving its effort to secure billions of dollars in State Department funding in a wide-ranging account with few guardrails that was met with resistance from Democrats last ...

Funding request missing: Amtrak’s FY 2027 report to Congress contains no formal appropriation request, breaking with a long-standing annual tradition. Performance projections: The report forecasts ...

The White House on Tuesday sent Congress a request to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid and to public broadcasting — the first package that would codify the slashes spearheaded by the ...

McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. March 12, 2026 – Don’t worry, you haven’t missed it. For those of you who have been waiting for the ...

The bill includes $450 billion for the VA, a 3% increase from the current fiscal year but less than the Trump administration ...