Republicans’ Midterm Spending May Be Sign Of Troubles Ahead

Bipartisan funding bills stall as Senate Republicans press forward without Democrats

Senate Republicans are preparing to push ahead on next year’s government funding bill without Democratic buy-in, with the stalemate threatening to fracture the historically bipartisan spending negotiations right from the jump. An Appropriations Committee meeting to move the first four of 12 bills forward had been canceled twice earlier this month as Republicans and Democrats...

War pause eases pressure on FY27 fiscal deficit target as govt sees improving outlook

The latest fiscal accounts nevertheless reflect the impact of front-loaded government spending.

Trump Hit With Devastating Poll as Republicans Lose Faith

Truth SocialEven more Republicans now think the economy is headed in the wrong direction.An affordability crisis is now in effect, according to 95 percent of Americans, as high gas and grocery prices hammer people’s wallets.The new Harris Poll revealed that just 27 percent of Republicans think the economy is traveling in a positive direction, down from 49 percent in February.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Potential Twists And Turns Before Midterms

This is a cause for concern. Events might happen or not happen, something might help, but one thing is going to fade away. There are all sorts of gossip and rumors flying around that mean the midterms might be okay for the Republican Party. That then means we need to start working a lot harder

Americans Are Spending More, But Their Savings Are Quietly Disappearing

Americans Are Spending More, But Their Savings Are Quietly Disappearing

Trump’s SAVE America obsession is more likely to doom the GOP

Wasting weeks that could be spent passing new legislation in favor of an election bill that can’t pass the Senate is certainly a choice. The post Trump’s SAVE America obsession is more likely to doom the GOP appeared first on MS NOW.

Oil and Inflation Expectations Down

Democrats are making “affordability” one of their main issues for the midterm campaign. Ironically, when Democrats talk about the cost of living they never seem to consider the cost of government. I know how they could make my life more affordable–stop spending so much of my money. The main cost of living issue is the cost of gasoline at the pump. Prices spiked because of the conflict in Iran, and

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How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

VIDEO: Assemblyman Inganamort rips Governor Sherrill’s broken budget promises

By Matt Rooney The FY 2027 budget is a hot mess, Save Jerseyans. All but two legislative Republicans opposed it, and many did so eloquently. [...]

What would happen if we balanced the budget?

If our citizens understood the dangers we are facing with our wild, out-of-control spending and the enormous advantages of a balanced or near-balanced budget, we might get support for fiscal sanity in Washington. We have no fiscal sanity today, and worse, the optimistic projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office show the situation getting much []

Senate's Sloth Stalls SAVE America Act

GOP leaders claim that the Senate is too busy with budget bills, nominations, and national security matters to consider the SAVE America Act.

Inherited fiscal chaos: new government says true deficit hit 8.3%

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I saw British soldiers killed due to spending failures. More money isn’t the answer

Without radical change, simply 'spending more' will be a catastrophic waste we can't afford

National debt interest and entitlement spending push FY2026 federal budget deficit toward $2 trillion

Federal spending on national debt interest, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid drives the budget deficit 35 billion higher than last year.

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Major bills loom as Delaware lawmakers face final day of session

As the final day of the 2026 legislative session approaches on Tuesday, several bills face uncertain futures, including a slate of property tax reforms and legislation that seeks to rein in healthcare costs. Also pending is the state’s perennially contentious capital budget that would distribute nearly 1.26 billion dollars to state building projects. The post Major bills loom as Delaware lawmakers face final day of session appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

Normative shift in fiscal federalism

Fiscal issues. 16th Finance Commission’s stress on States’ contribution to national GDP could widen inter-State disparities

$37B Leak: Florida Lawmakers New Bill Forces Nationwide Crackdown On Medicaid Waste, Fraud

A new legislative push in Washington is targeting billions of dollars in improper government spending by tightening rules on how states track Medicaid funds. Senate Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis introduced the Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026, a bicameral bill designed to force all states to participate in [] 37B Leak: Florida Lawmakers New Bill Forces Nationwide Crackdown On Medicaid Waste, Fraud

The NSW budget explained in five charts

Here are the key details that shed light on the state’s finances, the economic outlook and what lies ahead for households and consumers.

Newsom and California legislators claim the budget is balanced. They need a reality check

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Accurately describing the state financial situation depends largely on a person’s definitions of “balanced” and “deficit.” Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders describe the 2026-27 budget they negotiated as “a balanced spending plan with zero deficit.” The basis for that claim is that []

AFP-PA Calls Out 2026 Budget for Failure to Solve Deficit

HARRISBURG, PA – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) criticized progressive state lawmakers and Governor Josh Shapiro on Sunday for signing a 50.8 billion budget that fails to solve the state’s spending deficit. As the state’s largest grassroots organization, AFP-PA called on state lawmakers to balance their budgets like their constituents do and pass a cyclical budgeting rule to [] The post AFP-PA Calls Out 2026 Budget for Failure to Solve Deficit appeared first on Americans for Prosperity.

The Gap Between Texas and California Gas Prices Is Now $5 a Gallon — and a GOP Candidate for Governor Wants Voters to Know It

The Republican gubernatorial candidate blamed Democratic policies, but analysts point to refinery closures and the Iran conflict as key factors. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post The Gap Between Texas and California Gas Prices Is Now 5 a Gallon — and a GOP Candidate for Governor Wants Voters to Know It appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Part 1: How homes became the fault line in America’s wealth gap

Part 1: How homes became the fault line in America’s wealth gap

One Year After Working Families Tax Cuts, Democrats Still Support Higher Taxes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks one year since Senate Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts—without a single Democrat’s support—to allow hardworking Americans keep more of what they earned. “Last year, Senate Democrats voted against the extra family vacation, the bigger paycheck, and the financial breathing room families need following years of crippling Biden-era inflation—and []

Report: House GOP Eyes Budget in Wake of Lindsey Graham's Passing

Report: House GOP Eyes Budget in Wake of Lindsey Graham's Passing

Millions of Americans taking on debt, draining savings to afford groceries

Millions of Americans are borrowing money or draining their savings to buy groceries, highlighting the financial strain many households face as the cost of living rises, new research has found. More than a quarter of working-age adults who relied on credit cards to buy groceries were either unable to pay their balance in full or []...Click to read more

Big Beautiful Bill Cuts $5 billion From State Budget Over 5 Years, Affecting Over 700,000 Coloradans

Colorado’s budget pain will be inflamed by the loss of over 5 billion in federal funds in the next five years, due to the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), passed by congressional Republicans and signed by President Donald Trump last year.

Pentagon Argues Budget Bill Is Critical for National Defense. Will the Senate Go for It?

Pentagon Argues Budget Bill Is Critical for National Defense. Will the Senate Go for It?

Lawmakers Frustrated by Lack of Details on War Department Emergency Funding Request

(NaturalNews) Bipartisan frustration is mounting on Capitol Hill over the White House's 87.6 billion emergency spending request, with lawmakers from both parties d...

From Collapse to Dominance

[Ottawa – March 18, 2026] At the end of 2024, the Liberals trailed the Conservatives by a massive and seemingly insurmountable 25 points. Today, that deficit has flipped to a 20-point Liberal lead. [...]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drops blistering warning on ‘political albatross’ Trump is facing

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) argued this week that the rising cost of living has become a genuine crisis for ordinary Americans — and a serious political liability for President Donald Trump heading into the November midterms. Her comments were highlighted by CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane, who framed the affordability crunch as “a political albatross []

Congress Scrambles to Cover Cost of Iran War

As the administration seeks a boost in defense funding, Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are trying to figure out how to overcome opposition from Democrats and cover the cost of the Iran War. The funding debate could be a prelude to a larger a government shutdown battle ahead of the midterm elections. On Wednesday, the...

Why You’re Paying The Price To Live In A Blue State

Democrats have figured out that voters are furious about their electric bills and hope to capitalize on the outrage in the upcoming midterm elections. Perhaps blue-state politicians should look in the mirror before scapegoating everything from the removal of federal subsidies for wind and solar to new data center buildout. BlueStatesHighRates.com, a new interactive index from Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research, shows that the steepest increases in energy cost ...

Gregory Kearney and Joshua Rauh: Illinois’ public schools are caught in the middle of the pension crisis – Chicago Tribune*

What emerges is a worsening crisis as pensions consume an ever-rising share of funding, but with some significant variation across the country....The results for Illinois were especially stark. In 2023, pension contributions absorbed on average of more than 21 of the portion of expenditures related to employees covered by the pension systems (this is spending on instruction, administration, operations and other categories directly linked to covered employees). That is the second-highest burden in the country.