In this episode of the CQ Budget podcast: New budget, same problems. Our team assesses Trump's fiscal 2027 budget and the prospects for more reconciliation. ow.ly/KXLn50YEShM

Trump's budget for the next fiscal year requests $1.5 trillion for military and national security funding — a 42 percent increase over current levels. ow.ly/AuKk50YF1qG

President Trump's $2.2 trillion budget request lays the groundwork for a clash with Democrats over nondefense spending. ow.ly/xNUN50YE0Br

States challenge USDA conditions on nutrition program funds ow.ly/Tle350YxZ5M

Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn releases bill proposing a sweeping national standard on artificial intelligence ow.ly/WUlC50Ywg9F

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the Trump administration’s effort to remove deportation protections for immigrants from Syria and Haiti, the latest in a series of emergency cases over Trump’s sprawling immigration enforcement effort. ow.ly/Jehi50Yv2j4

Texas is more than a thousand miles away from Capitol Hill, but the race between @JohnCornyn and @KenPaxtonTX for the state’s Senate seat centered on a D.C.-centric topic: the filibuster. ow.ly/mBlg50YtYeb

Congressional attendance was up in 2025, in spite of off-year elections, a number of members beset with health crises and the political turmoil that marked President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. ow.ly/gxTT50YsgWx

House members eagerly hoping for a spot across the Capitol in the Senate are now facing an unexpected variable in their campaign calculus: the conflict in Iran. ow.ly/aieL50Yraff

Experts predict a planned White House AI proposal to Congress will lean toward standards rather than strict regulation and take advantage of bipartisan congressional work already happening on kids’ safety online. ow.ly/EtAc50YoLIS

Congress added nearly $34 billion for more than 1,000 research and procurement programs the Pentagon didn't ask for in fiscal 2026. ow.ly/G4oW50YmWsT

Lawmakers seek to boost CFTC budget to take on oversight of cryptocurrency ow.ly/kE4250YkYT5

Disaster relief fund threatened as partial shutdown takes hold ow.ly/ttZ650YiLtq

Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber. ow.ly/enKp50YhcrH

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday came down hard on various sectors of the U.S. prescription drug supply chain during a hearing to shed light on the reasons for rising costs. ow.ly/30pO50Ye7UC

The EPA said Tuesday it would rescind all regulations based on its determination that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health — and require regulation under the Clean Air Act. ow.ly/8cT050YcrLp

All eyes will be on the House this week as Republicans seek a quick end to the partial government shutdown that began on Friday. ow.ly/WFAa50Y7xG7

Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds ow.ly/UhUp50Y657b

House Foreign Affairs Committee advances bill to restrict exports of certain AI semiconductor chips to China ow.ly/tLhY50Y19gu

This week: House seeks to finish work on fiscal 2026 spending ow.ly/qBj550Y08vo