CQ Budget

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

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Politics
Government
1
'Power of the purse' at stake
23 min
2
Shutdown stalemate
26 min
3
Trapped in a shutdown
26 min
4
Health subsidies standoff
26 min
5
Search for an end game
21 min
6
'Pocket rescission' showdown
21 min
7
Rough-and-tumble September
24 min
8
Politics of appropriations
23 min
9
Big test on rescissions
21 min
10
Political fallout of 'big, beautiful bill'
27 min
11
'Beautiful' bill picked apart
22 min
12
Medicaid and 'SALT' divide GOP
26 min
13
'Big, beautiful' bill on the line
25 min
14
Reconciliation headaches in Senate
27 min
15
'Big, beautiful' bill heads to Senate
29 min
16
Medicaid cuts in play
23 min
17
Trump's budget ax
19 min
18
Budget promises put to the test
29 min
19
Budget battle in the House
27 min
20
Tough climate for appropriations
32 min
21
Spending bill's political fallout
20 min
22
Leadership test on spending
25 min
23
Stopgap spending decision time
23 min
24
Pivotal test for House budget
21 min
25
Budget reconciliation pressures mount
23 min