(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate will hold a doomed vote next week on Democrats’ bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three more years. 

(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter this week to the U.S. Treasury Department calling on it to undo its suspension of the IRS Direct File tool, which he argues saves money for taxpayers.

(The Center Square) – The enhanced Obamacare subsidies that Democrats want to extend are virtually unprotected against fraud, costing taxpayers potentially billions of dollars a year, a bombshell report from the Government Accountability Office revealed Wednesday.

(The Center Square) – In light of the nation’s $38 trillion national debt, U.S. House lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss ways to structure a constitutional amendment mandating that Congress pass deficit-neutral budgets.

(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently signed an executive order extending budget cuts to address an $800 million gap in Colorado’s funding.

(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday.

(The Center Square) – With the Trump administration taking steps to curb food stamp fraud, some fiscal watchdogs argue that shifting the consequences of fraud from the federal government to states is the only long-term solution.

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's plan to send some Americans  $2,000 checks from the federal government's tariff collections is expected to cost more than the import duties will generate. 

(The Center Square) – After facing backlash from Republican leaders, the White House is backing away from its proposal to extend the enhanced Obamacare Premium Tax Credit for two more years.