Defending a loophole to robocall laws carved out by Congress for the collection of federally backed loans, a lawyer for the government faced tough questions Wednesday at Fourth Circuit oral arguments.
Read morePicking up the pieces of a meeting meant to head off a government shutdown, congressional Democrats blasted President Donald Trump on Tuesday for putting his dream of a wall on the southern border ahead of a bipartisan solution.
Read morePresident Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it “if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country.”
Read moreAs the clash over border-wall funding threatens to end in a holly jolly government shutdown, lawmakers have put forward a short-term spending bill that will delay the fight until just before Christmas.
Read moreCalifornia’s highest court ruled Monday that the state must shoulder the cost of complying with Jessica’s Law, a voter-passed initiative requiring stricter monitoring of convicted felony sex offenders.
Read moreCalifornia Governor-elect Gavin Newsom will inherit a state with a rosy financial outlook, according to the latest analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released Wednesday.
Read moreThe Italian government is pushing ahead with an anti-austerity spending plan that raises alarms it could spark a European financial crisis, while political turmoil deepens under the rule of anti-establishment and far-right parties.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he will be nominating an Office of Management and Budget official to the D.C. Circuit seat once held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Read moreDismissing claims by energy-efficient businesses and environmental groups late Thursday, a federal judge left it up to the Connecticut General Assembly to deal with blowback over its use of $145 million in ratepayer funds to balance the 2017 state budget.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice stamped its seal of approval Tuesday on a 2017 general budget that the European Parliament adopted in Brussels, rather than in Strasbourg as protocol dictates.
Read moreItaly’s maverick government is at it again: After challenging the European Union this summer over refugee policies, it’s opening a new fight over public spending limits.
Read moreA new order forcing the secretary of commerce to testify about his shakeup of the 2020 census loomed large Tuesday as the Justice Department pushed the Second Circuit to block another official’s deposition.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging, $854 billion bill that funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year and provides a short-term fix to keep the government open through early December.
Read moreHours after reports of a $92 million price tag earned derision from his top general, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that the estimate for his now-canceled military parade was “ridiculously high.”
Read moreA majority of independent voters disapprove of the way President Donald Trump and the GOP are dealing with the budget deficit, according to a poll released Friday.
Read morePresident Donald Trump doubled down Monday on an earlier threat to shut down the government ahead of this fall’s mid-term elections, saying he has “no problem” doing so if congressional lawmakers don’t agree to provide additional border security funding.
Read moreResponding to a booming economy and a generous state budget, administrators on Thursday approved the first tuition decrease for the University of California system in nearly 20 years.
Read morePuerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rossello, took to Twitter on Thursday to say he plans to sue a federal control board to block the imposition of austerity measures.
Read moreSeven development districts claim in court that the Kentucky Department of Local Government is illegally withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars earmarked for rural jobs programs, public safety and elderly care to fill a gap left by a budget shortfall.
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