WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have passed a budget plan that would bring the federal government's finances into balance in 10 years by sharply cutting safety-net programs for the poor and by clamping down ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in South America says budget cuts will dramatically slash U.S. efforts to seize illegal drug shipments at sea, reducing the number of ships at his disposal for ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official outlined President Barack Obama's ambitious trade agenda to Congress Tuesday while cautioning that budget cuts are hampering efforts to negotiate new ... Read more
How the budget proposals by Senate Democrats and House Republicans stack up over the next decade: ___ Total spending Senate Democrats: $46.5 trillion. House Republicans: $41.7 trillion. ___ Total Revenue Senate ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Budget Committee says the Republicans' proposed budget is "the Romney plan on steroids." Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland on Sunday said the GOP budget outline is ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting on the Senate's first budget since President Barack Obama took office, a Democratic-led panel is moving toward party-line approval of a fiscal blueprint that would trim the budget ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped in February from January, though it is still running well below last year's pace. Higher taxes and an improving economy are expected to hold the annual ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is conceding "we're probably not going to be able to get a deal" on budget, tax and spending issues with Congress if Republicans continue to insist that no new revenues ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will likely release his federal budget outline the week of April 8. That's more than two months late. Under the law, the president is supposed to ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the new House Republican budget outlines the wrong course for the nation. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the math in Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's plan ... Read more