CQ Budget

CQ Roll Call’s budget tracker David Lerman explains how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation’s money.

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Government
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Budget battle in the House
27 min
27
Tough climate for appropriations
32 min
28
Spending bill's political fallout
20 min
29
Leadership test on spending
25 min
30
Stopgap spending decision time
23 min
31
Pivotal test for House budget
21 min
32
Budget reconciliation pressures mount
23 min
33
Budget reconciliation stalls
27 min
34
House GOP in a quandary
23 min
35
Funding freeze turmoil
25 min
36
Budget reconciliation 'horse race'
27 min
37
GOP's fragile majority
27 min
38
Political fallout over spending
26 min
39
Big tax-cut and spending agenda
21 min
40
The meaning of DOGE
28 min
41
Disaster aid scrubbing
26 min
42
Funding strategy unresolved
24 min
43
Post-election end game
22 min
44
Finish line in sight
20 min
45
Long wait for a funding plan
23 min
46
Politics of stopgap spending
22 min
47
Spending bill punts
23 min
48
Appropriations derailed
22 min
49
GOP's political edge
23 min
50
Law enforcement funding battle
23 min