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Using the reconciliation process to dig the hole deeper has become an engineering feat with bipartisan concurrence.

Congressional negotiators largely back the Pentagon's acquisition overhaul but are wary of DoD's push for additional budget flexibility.

Discover how the U.S. federal budget works, its role in government spending, and its historical evolution, including details on revenues, deficits, and mandatory expenditures.

For most of American history, government shutdowns didn’t exist — they are a relatively recent phenomenon born of broken budget procedures and a broken political environment. Shutdowns as we know them ...

A bipartisan bill would withhold pay from members of Congress if they fail to pass a budget on time. Congress has not passed all required spending bills on time since 1996. Due to the 27th Amendment, ...