There's a word you're going to be hearing a lot as Congress tries to pass a budget this year: reconciliation. It's a procedural fast-track lawmakers get to use after they approve a budget. Republicans ...

What's left in the Democrats' reconciliation package? Democrats are moving forward with two programs, one focusing on prescription drug costs, especially for seniors participating in Medicare, and the ...

Democrats are still in the early stages of trying to figure out how big to go in a Democratic-only infrastructure bill. But they have no room for error in the Senate ...

The City Girls are social media’s latest trending topic, with group members Yung Miami and JT taking to X, formerly Twitter, to call each other out on Monday. According to Complex, the duo had much to ...

Once the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was passed, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Budget Committee chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) agreed on a deal for a $3.5 trillion ...

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) changed his mind on supporting a climate and health-care deal, meaning Democrats can use reconciliation to achieve a major campaign goal. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington ...

Stephen Colbert put on his best Willy Wonka impersonation to explain budget reconciliation and the inner workings of Congress. “I hope everyone in America is using protection, because it is very ...

Donald Trump’s circle of advisers is developing an elaborate and menacing set of policies that might be imposed by executive order in a second Trump presidency. It’s clear MAGA-land is eager to expand ...

Soon after taking office, President Biden unveiled an ambitious $4 trillion package to clean up America's energy policy; boost families with new health care, child care, and education benefits; slash ...