The US Congress was supposed to pass the 2011 budget by September 30th of last year. But election year politics intervened and Congress decided to pass a temporary funding bill and leave the hard work until this year. ...
ABC News' Rick Klein reports: The budget showdown, of course, is about government spending. But ask a member of Congress, and it's also about principles. Asked how Congress could be on the verge of shutting down government over a ...
The mounting budget battle in Washington and looming federal debt limit raises concerns about the ability of U.S. lawmakers to tackle the country's enormous deficit and debt, writes CFR's James Lindsay.