CQ Budget

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

News
Politics
Government
101
Emergency spending clash
26 min
102
Spending battle preview
18 min
103
Divergent spending paths
31 min
104
Appropriations collision course
59 min
105
Defense budget uncertainty
26 min
106
Spending allocations clash
29 min
107
Partisan clash on spending and taxes
33 min
108
Conservatives revolt
28 min
109
Debt limit deal examined
31 min
110
Debt limit deal explained
29 min
111
Spending caps struggle
22 min
112
Debt limit drama
31 min
113
Presidential engagement
24 min
114
Search for debt limit compromise
29 min
115
Test of unity
28 min
116
The politics of raising the debt limit
27 min
117
IRS funding in crosshairs
25 min
118
Debt limit pressure tactics
27 min
119
Spending cuts standoff
22 min
120
GOP's budget attack
31 min
121
Dissecting Biden's budget
23 min
122
Preparing for budget release
23 min
123
The politics of Medicare funding
17 min
124
Gloomy fiscal forecast
29 min
125
Battle lines drawn
21 min