Budget Negotiations

Morning Brew provides the essential context and latest updates you need to stay informed on the world of budget negotiations.

Grand Canyon National Park entrance
Government

How much it costs to run a national park

In January, Congress passed an annual budget bill that approved $2.88 billion to operate the NPS through October of this year.

Matty Merritt
An illustration of the White House in front of a teal background. A large, rolled up paper that unfurls to the edge of the picture sits at the base of the building's entrance.
Government

US federal deficit rises to $1.8 trillion

Neal Freyman
A general view shows House of Representatives vote on a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting October 17, 2023, entrenching a stalemate that has paralyzed Washington for two weeks.
Government

Jim Jordan still not the House speaker after 2nd vote

Jordan was 18 votes shy of replacing ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the vote yesterday.

Matty Merritt
Meme about government shutdown being a temporary measure
Government

The government remains open...for now

It is a temporary solution that runs out before Thanksgiving.

Dave Lozo
Michael Jordan in Space Jam
Government

Biden, McCarthy reach agreement to raise the debt ceiling

Our long national nightmare of having to hear the words “debt ceiling” could soon be over.

Neal Freyman
President Biden speaking
Government

What’s on President Biden’s budget wish list?

President Biden’s budget is a sneak peek of his priorities.

Jamie Wilde
Capitol Hill with he lights on
Government

Congress plans to go on a holiday spending spree

US lawmakers race to pass an omnibus spending package ahead of deadline.

Sam Klebanov

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