CQ Budget

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

News
Politics
Government
1
Power of the purse challenged
20 min
2
Iran war funding dilemma
24 min
3
Winter funding fight brewing
28 min
4
Congress punts on big issues
33 min
5
Unfinished business
31 min
6
Senate funding patch secured
22 min
7
Funding patch expands
26 min
8
House spending push
25 min
9
New push on reconciliation 3.0
22 min
10
Leadership test in House
24 min
11
Spending split
25 min
12
Reconciliation 3.0 hurdles
18 min
13
At the finish line
25 min
14
'Anti-weaponization' fund retreat
26 min
15
Immigration funding bill derailed
27 min
16
Reconciliation race
19 min
17
Ballroom blitz
21 min
18
GOP friction over shutdown finale
22 min
19
Critical test for immigration funding
24 min
20
Reconciliation picks up, again
23 min
21
New budget, same problems
26 min
22
GOP leadership schism
22 min
23
Fiscal 2027 budget outlook
40 min
24
Uncertain path for Iran war funding
28 min
25
New threat to funding
24 min