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Budget

  1. Senate Gets Ready for an All-Night ‘Vote-a-rama’ on ObamacareIn a quirk of the budget process, Democrats will get a chance to offer many, many amendments to the repeal blueprint.
  2. Ryan Confirms the ‘Obamacare Repeal’ Bill Will Also Defund Planned ParenthoodWith congressional GOPers now broadening the scope of the budget bill that repeals Obamacare, Democrats can begin efforts to protect popular programs.
  3. The Democratic Plan to Fight Obamacare RepealThere’s no doubt the GOP will gut the health-care law. But Democrats can complicate the process and inflict some political damage.
  4. Four Potential Stumbling Blocks for the New Republican CongressIncluding Trump’s perverse unpredictability and the limits of objective reality.
  5. checks and balances
    House Passes $600 Billion in Tax Cuts in First Round of Budget DealThe tax bill skewed heavily toward GOP priorities but offered Democrats tax breaks for working families and green energy.
  6. the national interest
    Obama to Republicans: You’re Right, Let’s Expand the Earned Income Tax CreditPresidential budget trolling.
  7. big deals
    Congress Reaches Deal to End Budget Chaos, Angers ConservativesThough it reduces the deficit by $22.5 billion over the next decade.
  8. oh albany!
    Cuomo’s New Tax Break Just Happens to Cover The Tonight ShowIn case NBC was thinking about moving it to New York, which it is.
  9. the national interest
    Boehner: Let’s Destroy Math Instead of the EconomyA fair trade.
  10. buffett rule
    John Heilemann on Hardball: Trying to Build a ‘Fair Budget’President Obama vs. Paul Ryan, round 1,000.
  11. in the house
    House Passes Dead-on-Arrival GOP BudgetA campaign sneak preview.
  12. money woes
    House Passes Budget CompromiseDemocrats make the GOP sweat.
  13. what other people think
    Is the GOP’s Debt-Reduction Plan Courageous or Dangerous?People disagree!
  14. money woes
    Americans Overestimate Amount of Foreign Aid in Budget by 900 PercentObviously?
  15. money woes
    John Boehner Caught Between Barack and a Tea PartyCan he craft a deal that appeases both the White House and the tea party?
  16. cuomolot
    Andrew Cuomo Fails to Upstage His Dad With First BudgetIt was on time, but not “early.”
  17. video
    ‘Cuomo for President’ Chatter Continues on Morning JoeToo soon?
  18. cuomolot
    Cuomo, Legislature Reach New York Budget DealExtra-credit points for meeting the deadline, for once.
  19. money woes
    Congress to Pass Another Short-Term Budget BillGovernment shutdown averted, for now, again.
  20. money woes
    House Passes Budget BillDemocrats were split.
  21. what’s the matter with wisconsin?
    Wisconsin Assembly Passes Anti-Union Bill in Late-Night Sneak AttackThey sprung the vote on sleep-deprived Democrats.
  22. money woes
    Who Will Be Blamed for the Government Shutdown?The one that became more likely today.
  23. money woes
    Centrists Take Aim at the Budget’s Sacred CowsDaring to touch the third rail of politics.
  24. terrorble
    The New York City Apocalypse ManualApocalypse Now: The Manual.
  25. money woes
    Obama’s 2012 Budget: $1.65 Trillion Deficit Means More Cuts, Less StimulusIs that the biggest deficit ever in your budget, or are you just unhappy to see me?
  26. budget
    Bloomberg, City Council Agree on NYC BudgetTax increases avoided!
  27. budget
    Bloomberg Reverses Decision to Cut Hundreds of NYPD Jobs (Updated)Yeah, this might not have gone over so well.
  28. ink-stained wretches
    Revenue Report: It’s a Good Thing the Newspaper Industry Signed That DNRNewspapers’ ad revenue last year experienced the worst drop in fifty years, the industry’s watchdog group is reporting, and there’s not much to indicate a turnaround.