Budget

POLITICS June 12

Fiscal hawks slam ‘worst’ 2024 earmarks from both parties totaling $22B in spending

Citizens Against Government Waste released their annual "Pig Book" of the worst pork barrel spending projects.

TAIWAN May 28

Taiwan's legislature passes controversial 'pro-China' measures, reducing president's power

Taiwan's legislature, controlled by the opposition Nationalist Party, passed changes that increase the legislature's power over budgets, including defense spending.

VIDEO May 21

Anti-Israel protesters charge Blinken's table, interrupt congressional hearing on State Dept. budget

Anti-Israel agitators interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

Connecticut May 16

Ex-Connecticut budget official for Gov. Lamont arrested on federal charges

Former Connecticut official Konstantinos “Kosta" Diamantis, known for his involvement in school construction grants, has been arrested on federal charges.

Politics May 13

Local governments struggle to effectively utilize opioid settlements totaling more than $50B

Many U.S. cities with populations over 10,000 are getting portions of money from opioid settlements, but some local officials are unsure how to utilize the funds.

POLITICS May 8

Republicans keep pressure on NPR and controversial CEO amid political bias scandal

Republicans are keeping the pressure on NPR and CPB after a senior editor at the former alleged a partisan bias in the newsroom that affected coverage.

Sweden April 26

Sweden's defense committee recommends $5B increase in country's military budget by 2030

Sweden's parliamentary committee has recommended increasing the military budget by nearly $5 billion until 2030 to improve air defenses and expand conscription.

Politics April 8

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces reckoning with $73B budget deficit lawmakers say he helped create

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom must reconcile the state's $73 billion deficit by the end of June, according to the state constitution.

OPINION April 3

Haiti’s crisis isn’t ours and we need to keep it that way

Haiti is in the news once more for chaos, unrest and violence. But the Caribbean crisis shouldn't be used to push an American intervention. We need to stay out of it.

Congress March 23

Israel lauds Congress' blow to UN agency with alleged Hamas ties as investigations continue

Two ongoing investigations from the United Nations and an independent group have sought to determine how closely, if at all, UNRWA has tied itself to Hamas.