Budget

Amidst a war in Ukraine, high cost of living and the return of Tim Hortons Roll Up The Rim, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has tabled the second budget of her tenure. Let’s take a look at some of the key items: Environment: The Liberals…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee markup on nominations, November 2, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Senator Joe Manchin declared on Sunday that he is a “no”…

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, October 3, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters) We previously warned Republicans against supporting a smaller infrastructure deal with Democrats, because…

(rarrarorro/Getty Images) The Senate voted 67–32 to advance a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal on Wednesday night. The vote comes one month after negotiators initially said they had reached a deal on…

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House, May 7, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) During a live CNN town hall Wednesday night, President Joe Biden claimed that his multi-trillion…

President Joe Biden speaks following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Last month, we warned…

Office of Management and Budget acting director Shalanda Young answers questions during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to discuss President Biden’s budget request for FY 2022 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 8, 2021.…

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 20, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/Pool via Reuters) Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) cautioned against using…

President Biden makes remarks from the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2021. (Erin Scott/Reuters) Biden’s attack on public transparency can’t touch one Trump regulatory safeguard — yet. Washington’s new motto is: When you run…