With Few Wins in Congress, Republicans Agree on Need to Agree

Republicans have struggled to unite to pass sweeping legislation or do much else this year — including giving President Trump strong party backing.

Health Care? Taxes? Budget? G.O.P. Has Big To-Do List, but Little Time

By ALAN RAPPEPORT July 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — An iffy health care vote. An unresolved budget resolution. A heavy debt ceiling lift. And, of course, there is that tax overhaul plan. Congress has a lot to do, and it doesn’t have much time. So much...

Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States and Business

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and KATE KELLY June 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump will lay out a vision this coming week for sharply curtailing the federal government’s funding of the nation’s infrastructure and calling upon...

Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Trouble Bioterrorism Experts

By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER May 28, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump has promoted his first budget proposal as placing one mission above all else — keeping America safe. But the president has drawn a narrow definition of national security, and one...

Trump’s Budget, Breaking Tradition, Seeks Cuts to Service Programs

By ERICA L. GREEN May 25, 2017 WASHINGTON — In his inaugural address, John F. Kennedy exhorted the youth of America to ask what they could do for their country. In his inaugural budget, President Trump wants the government largely out of the...