Jeff Stein

Budget proposals are offered in February, and President Trump is set to leave office on Jan. 20. “They’re pretending nothing happened,” one government official involved in the budget process said.

President-elect and Senate Majority Leader have a track record of cutting deals, but the environment has changed markedly in the past few years

Political paralysis looms over a turbulent period for the United States amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the expiration of emergency federal aid.

Markets again opened down significantly on Wednesday.

The House speaker cited progress in talks, but Republicans say the treasury secretary is capitulating to the Democratic leader.

Biden advisers say they would only advance tax hikes as part of new permanent spending programs.

Hundreds of billions of dollars from the Cares Act remains uncommitted and may go unspent despite scramble by White House to produce more aid.