While seeking to prevent shutdowns is a laudable goal, automatic CR legislation raises significant concerns and is likely to ...

As we reflect on the just-ended Department of Homeland Security funding impasse, we face a familiar problem. Such shutdowns occur because Congress struggles to assemble 60 votes in the Senate to pass ...

If you thought the congressional appropriations process couldn’t get any worse, I present you with 2026. And perhaps beyond. The Department of Homeland Security remains shut down, running on pocket ...

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) broke ranks Thursday morning and voted against a budget resolution that could set the stage for ending the two-month shutdown of the Department of ...

Congress showed again this week it is really struggling to follow its own normal budget-making process, and programs Americans love could be at stake.

The U.S. Catholic bishops are calling on Congress to move forward appropriations that promote families, protect unborn children, and support women. In a May 4 letter to Congress, Bishop Daniel Thomas ...

Is it too kind to give any cheers at all to Congress’ appropriators during the second government shutdown of this fiscal year? Should we need to congratulate our legislators for the simple achievement ...

Congressional leaders are actively working to determine the path forward on fiscal year 2026 appropriations as the Jan. 30, 2026, continuing resolution deadline approaches. This Holland & Knight alert ...

Springtime in Washington, D.C. kicks off annual budget negotiations in Congress, with lawmakers coming off of passing about 90% of the budget through regular order – their most successful ...