An omnibus in London/ Photo by Gene Hunt.  A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill was unveiled last night in Congress to fund the government for the rest of this fiscal year. The bill will be voted on by the end of the week. But what exactly is an “omnibus”? In...

The federal budget process, explained in one graphic.

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Help us meet one last challenge to end 2013 on strong financial footing.

Congress managed to squeeze through a budget deal just before its Dec. 13 deadline, narrowly avoiding another crisis. Yet there is still a long way to go. January is sure to be action-packed.

Yesterday evening in a vote of 64 to 36, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

Congress leaves some unfinished budget business as it heads out for the holidays.

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Senate Budget Chair Patty Murray, and her House counterpart Rep. Paul Ryan, yesterday reached a deal determining federal spending for the next two years. But who won and who lost?