The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious. But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that allows the party in power to avoid opposition and enact ...

President Donald Trump promised House Republicans they would secure the U.S. border through a reconciliation package at a House GOP issues conference Monday at Trump National Doral, his golf course ...

“The appetite for anything reconciliation right now, understandably, is, ‘God, please don’t,’” an energy lobbyist said. Congress’ Republican leaders have handed their members a dream opportunity on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a former senior staffer and creature of the U.S. House, I take no pleasure in pointing out that it holds an inflated view of ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Saturday said a legislative package he's hammering out with Republican lawmakers to enact his domestic agenda will include his campaign pledge to eliminate taxes ...

House Republicans are “stuck in the mud” on reconciliation as debt hawks push back against leadership’s goals for spending cuts, with hard-liners warning leadership that the clock is ticking and a two ...

President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Budget Committee Republicans are meeting at the White House on Wednesday morning as discussions on how to extend the 2017 ...

This year has, unfortunately, provided some excellent illustrations of Congress’s dysfunction. We are currently emerging from a record-long shutdown. Senate Democrats filibustered funding in a doomed ...

Behind every successful business finance operation lies a collection of essential practices that often receive attention only when problems surface. Invoice reconciliation, rarely celebrated or ...