Tag: National budgets
German Cabinet OKs 2022 budget plan with more new debt
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans for a 2022 budget that foresee an increase in new debt as spending on health and...
Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year early Wednesday that contains massive income tax cuts after...
Biden and Congress face a summer grind to create legislation
WASHINGTON — Until recently, the act of governing seemed to happen at the speed of presidential tweets. But now President Joe Biden is settling...
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
WASHINGTON — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above...
Impatient Democrats prepare to go-it-alone on infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden's big jobs and families infrastructure...
Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled...
US budget deficit for current year hits record $2.1 trillion
WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $2.06 trillion through the first eight months of this budget year as coronavirus relief programs...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
Biden, GOP senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators...