The resulting budget resolution, which is a concurrent resolution and therefore not signed by the President, includes what is known as a 302 (a) allocation that sets a total amount of money for the ...

Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.

The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to ...

The “Big Beautiful Bill" President Donald Trump signed into law sends billions to (and away from) U.S. businesses. Here are some of the winners.

The average taxpayer’s piece of the $37-trillion federal debt is about $240,000, or six years of the median income. Contributor: No one can grasp trillions. Here's how to make sense of federal ...

The federal House budget bill or “One Big Beautiful Bill” as President Donald Trump has called it, narrowly passed on May 22, with a 215-214 vote. It’s now before the Senate for consideration.

As Washington debates a budget overhaul, test your knowledge of federal spending. April 30, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Today at 6:00 a.m. EDT (Illustration by Chloe Coleman/The Washington Post; iStock) ...

Federal budget cuts have ended a Midlands church’s fresh produce program, leaving low-income families with fewer food options and fewer distribution days. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you ...

“The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2025,” the Congressional Budget Office reported on May 8. ... which amounted to $101 billion in 2023.