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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., seen after Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on July 30, is looking ahead to his next act.

Departing GOP leader dominates Senate earmark rankings

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 19, 2024 at 10:30am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pulled two spending bills that had been slated for floor votes this week as the appropriations process slows to a crawl.

Appropriations derailed

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted July 22, 2024 at 3:27pm
Lt. T.K. Williams, Jr., of the Michigan State Police is seen along with a uniformed Secret Service officer and security officials on North Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Drive near the Fiserv Forum ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Sunday.

Amid tense election, Secret Service working with already boosted budget

By Peter Cohn
Posted July 14, 2024 at 5:46pm
Rep. James R. Comer’s earmark total jumped more than tenfold from less than $20 million in last year’s House bills.

Earmarks in House spending bills increase over last year’s versions

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted July 5, 2024 at 5:00am
President Joe Biden speaks at Gateway Technical College’s iMet Center on May 8 in Sturtevant, Wis.

Editor’s Note: Stock market no panacea for Biden, Democrats

By Peter Cohn
Posted May 17, 2024 at 1:39pm
Senate Appropriations ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, criticized the Biden administration for not notifying her of a weapons freeze to Israel.

Weapons freeze backlash

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted May 13, 2024 at 2:43pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at center on the House floor Thursday, is trying to find a path for Ukraine and Israel aid as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., at right, threatens to oust him.

Johnson’s conundrum

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted April 15, 2024 at 2:51pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing to pass final fiscal 2024 appropriations despite protests from his party's right flank.

Dueling claims on new spending package

By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn
Posted March 4, 2024 at 5:13pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a war funding package that many in his conference have resisted.

War funding makes headway

By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted February 12, 2024 at 4:50pm
President Joe Biden, right, and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shake hands after the National Prayer Breakfast in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Thursday.

Supermajority bar for spending bills a real, and risky, prospect

By Paul M. Krawzak and Peter Cohn
Posted February 5, 2024 at 2:55pm