CQ Budget

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

News
Politics
Government
1
Reconciliation headaches in Senate
27 min
2
'Big, beautiful' bill heads to Senate
29 min
3
Medicaid cuts in play
23 min
4
Trump's budget ax
19 min
5
Budget promises put to the test
29 min
6
Budget battle in the House
27 min
7
Tough climate for appropriations
32 min
8
Spending bill's political fallout
20 min
9
Leadership test on spending
25 min
10
Stopgap spending decision time
23 min
11
Pivotal test for House budget
21 min
12
Budget reconciliation pressures mount
23 min
13
Budget reconciliation stalls
27 min
14
House GOP in a quandary
23 min
15
Funding freeze turmoil
25 min
16
Budget reconciliation 'horse race'
27 min
17
GOP's fragile majority
27 min
18
Political fallout over spending
26 min
19
Big tax-cut and spending agenda
21 min
20
The meaning of DOGE
28 min
21
Disaster aid scrubbing
26 min
22
Funding strategy unresolved
24 min
23
Post-election end game
22 min
24
Finish line in sight
20 min
25
Long wait for a funding plan
23 min