Government Shutdown Preparations Underway Amid Funding Uncertainty Learn about government shutdown preparations and impacts as funding deadline approaches. Top News · Dec 19, 2024
White House Prepares Agencies For Potential Government Shutdown White House OMB prepares federal agencies for potential shutdown with clear guidelines and communication. Top News · Dec 19, 2024
Trump risks legal clashes in plans to not spend appropriations - Roll Call The incoming Trump administration plan to slash federal spending would have to overcome decades of court decisions, experts say. Roll Call · Dec 12, 2024
Rep. Dan Bishop Appointed As Deputy Director Of OMB Rep. Dan Bishop appointed as deputy director of OMB by President-elect Trump. Bishop to implement policies and manage resources in executive branch. Top News · Dec 11, 2024
Rep. Bishop picked for No. 2 slot in Trump OMB after statewide loss - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he intends to nominate outgoing Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., to be his deputy budget director. Roll Call · Dec 10, 2024
Trump ushers in a Christian "deep state" Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a "post-constitutional moment" Salon · Dec 6, 2024
Trump's pick for top Hill liaison brings strong conservative ties to a difficult role - Roll Call Tapped to be Donald Trump's bridge to Congress, GOP sources say James Braid's connections to House Republicans would be crucial. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2024
The man with a plan to upend government, and what it entails - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for OMB director has suggested refusing to spend all the money Congress appropriates. Roll Call · Dec 2, 2024
Trump Once Distanced Himself From Project 2025, Now He is Inviting Its Top Architects to His Administration From immigration, to CIA and the FCC, some of Project 2025's top contributors and architects will serve in Trump's second term come January Latin Times · Nov 26, 2024
What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE? Musk wants to slash government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. Can they? Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2024
Trump’s pick for budget head worked on Project 2025 – and wants to bypass the US Senate Russell Vought led the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term and is pushing for a workaround to install president-elect’s picks The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2024
Trump makes flurry of choices including labor secretary and CDC chief President-elect picks Fox News personalities and key loyalists as he looks to fill crucial agency and advisory roles The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2024
Vought picked for repeat performance at Trump's budget office - Roll Call Russ Vought, the hard-driving budget director from President-elect Trump’s first term, will be nominated for a second stint in the job. Roll Call · Nov 22, 2024
Musk and Ramaswamy want to force federal workers back to the office. Economists aren’t convinced. More than half of federal workers work in person full-time The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Roll Call · Jul 26, 2024 Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process - Roll Call The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing a $15 billion budget shortfall this fiscal year and next. Congressional Republicans are crying foul.
WEKU · Mar 28, 2024 Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino' Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
Roll Call · Mar 27, 2024 ‘Really formative’: Rep. Nikki Budzinski on being an intern - Roll Call “It really started when I was a senior in high school,” the Democratic congresswoman says of her political career.
Roll Call · Mar 18, 2024 Spending deal done, though final action could slip past deadline - Roll Call House GOP and Biden administration negotiators reached a fiscal 2024 Homeland Security spending deal Monday night.
Roll Call · Feb 15, 2024 Biden’s support from Democrats held steady in Senate, fell in GOP-led House Biden's Democratic support on votes was unchanged in the Senate but dropped in the GOP-led House last year, CQ Roll Call Vote Studies found.
International Business Times · Feb 6, 2024 Biden Threatens To Veto Standalone Israel Aid Bill The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said the bill, backed by House of Representatives Republicans, is "another cynical political maneuver."
Roll Call · Jan 5, 2024 OMB chief worried about shutdown even as funding talks progress - Roll Call A top White House official said Friday that she is “not optimistic” about avoiding a partial government shutdown starting after Jan. 19.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 The US is racing ahead in its bid to control artificial intelligence – why is the EU so far behind? Washington is laying down rules for the use of seemingly mundane AI that could, in fact, be incredibly dangerous, says professor of philosophy Seth Lazar
Reason · Nov 2, 2023 Biden Threatens To Veto GOP Spending Bill That Would 'Cut' Amtrak Funding to Double Pre-Pandemic Levels Amtrak has historically received $2 billion in federal subsidies each year. Under Republicans' "draconian" cuts, they'd receive over $5 billion next year.
Reason · Aug 29, 2023 Is OMB Stacking the Deck for More Progressive Cost-Benefit Analysis? The Biden Administration is revising the rules for how agencies conduct cost-benefit analyses, and some CBA experts have expressed concerns.
Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023 Trump says he’ll restore presidential ‘impoundment’ authority WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to roll back the “impoundment” provisions of the landmark 1974 budget law in order to give presidents more power to withhold funds appropriated by Congress.