Riley Beggin
@rbeggin.bsky.social
Covering White House Economic Policy at @washingtonpost.com // reach me on signal at rileybeggin.49
US scientists are freaking out about a proposed OMB rule that would give political appointees the final say over a huge amount of federal funding. Today is the last day of the comment period. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Researchers worry a Trump rule could end U.S. scientific dominance
Research organizations warn a proposed rule for federal grants would upend the medical and technological advances that set U.S. science apart.
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A historic influx of cash from the Republican tax bill last year would ensure ICE is one of the few agencies that could continue operating as normal during a shutdown (w/ @jacobbogage.bsky.social) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE would still operate in a partial government shutdown
Lawmakers face a Friday deadline for a partial government shutdown, 80 days after they reopened federal agencies after the longest shutdown ever in November.
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Corporations are expected to claim $16 billion in retroactive tax breaks for purchases they made before the OBBBA was signed into law www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Corporations to claim $16B from retroactive GOP tax break, federal report says
The Republican tax law's bonus depreciation provision is expected to cost $362.7 billion over the next ten years, with corporations claiming $16 billion in new tax breaks this year.
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GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare?
Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as the deadline looms to act on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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The Congressional Budget Office is investigating what appears to be a hack by a foreign actor, four people familiar with the situation tell @washingtonpost.com's @jacobbogage.bsky.social and @rbeggin.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor
The Congressional Budget Office formulates economic projections for lawmakers, and every bill taken up in either chamber of Congress gets a CBO “score” of how much it would add to the national debt.
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Agencies are sending updated messages to federal workers saying excepted workers will be paid backpay — with no mention of those who have been furloughed www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown
Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
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NEW: Americans (still) blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds. But concern about the shutdown is growing, as is disapproval of Trump's management of the federal government. w/@jacobbogage.bsky.social @rbeggin.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds
Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.
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JUST IN via @washingtonpost.com's @rbeggin.bsky.social & @theodoricmeyer.bsky.social: "Senate blocks bills to pay federal workers during #shutdown As the #GovernmentShutdown stretches into a fourth week, lawmakers are no closer to ending it." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senate blocks bills to pay federal workers during shutdown
As the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, lawmakers are no closer to ending it.
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The government shutdown is entering its 4th week. Join me, @jacobbogage.bsky.social and @hannahnatanson.bsky.social tomorrow at 11 AM ET to answer your questions live (and/or submit your questions in advance below) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
When will federal workers get paid? Ask us your shutdown questions.
Our reporters covering the shutdown will answer your questions during a live chat on Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern time.
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Appropriators are some of the most powerful people on Capitol Hill - but that power is slowly slipping away as the White House makes its own spending moves and Congress doesn't stand up for itself. w/ Liz Goodwin & @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money
Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.
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We’re likely heading into a shutdown next week, and @jacobbogage.bsky.social and I are here to help you understand it. What do you want to know?
Jacob Bogage@jacobbogage.bsky.social · 10mo agoA government shutdown is days away. And @rbeggin.bsky.social and I obsessing over it. What do you want do want to know? Will do my best to respond throughout the day.
The White House is instructing agencies to fire many employees — permanently — if there’s a government shutdown.
Shutdown deadline T-minus 18 days: Schumer says Dems will push Republicans to reverse the Medicaid cuts from the GOP's July tax bill & extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies via @theodoricmeyer.bsky.social, @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social and I www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Schumer readying to fight for health care in government funding battle
The apparent red line from the Senate Democratic leader comes six months after Schumer stood down in the face of another government funding battle.
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The thing that underlaid Trump’s first impeachment — impoundment — is back. And if anyone is going to do something about it, it’s gotta happen soon. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Newly-released records show Trump Budget officials claiming new centralized power over government spending W/ @jacobbogage.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress, records show
Russell Vought, the White House budget director and architect of Project 2025, would have vast authority to approve or block billions in federal spending, the records show.
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New data out today from CBP says the agency collected $140.8 billion from tariffs, taxes and fees between July 20 and July 31. www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nat...
Riley Beggin@rbeggin.bsky.social · 12mo agoCongress has long discussed prohibiting lawmakers from trading individual stocks. Will it finally become a reality? @washingtonpost.com
fun read from @amackerdc.bsky.social on gold in Trump's Washington www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Gold rush hits Trump-era Washington, from prices to the Oval Office
The Trump era has seen a gold rush, with prices rising amid economic uncertainty and central banks seeking to diversify their reserve holdings.
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NEW: The Trump admin does not plan to mandate insurers provide coverage for IVF, despite pledging to do so on the campaign trail www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge
President Donald Trump has said he wants a “baby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes — and that Medicaid cuts will hurt.
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The first of what will soon be many @rbeggin.bsky.social stories for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
GOP senators reject Trump’s pitch to use tariff revenue for ‘rebates’
Many Republican lawmakers said paying down the growing national debt was a higher priority.
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It's my first day at @washingtonpost.com covering economic policy in Congress! Working on something money-related on Capitol Hill? Add me to your lists and let me know what you think is interesting: riley.beggin (at) washpost.com
Beyond thrilled to be joining @washingtonpost.com’s stellar economic policy team! www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/1...
Riley Beggin Named Congressional Economic Policy Correspondent
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Mike Madden@mikemadden.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations to @rbeggin.bsky.social, who is joining @washingtonpost.com's economic policy team to cover econ policy in Congress! Can't wait to work with her.
I have been camped out on The Hill for the last several weeks covering what-Trump-calls his "Big, Beautiful Bill." Which of his budget priorities made it over the finish line? I joined @USATODAY's The Excerpt to get into all the nitty-gritty. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
SPECIAL | Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is now law: Who are the winners and losers?
After a furious few weeks of debate, closed door negotiations, open floor debate and deal-making, the Republican-controlled legislature has finally passed a final version of President Donald Trump’s b...
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With a few viral tweets this week, Elon Musk tried to nuke Trump's GOP tax plan. I put the comments in context on today's episode of The Excerpt @usatoday.com. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
Elon Musk tries to nuke Trump's GOP tax plan
USA TODAY Senior Congress Reporter Riley Beggin has the latest after Elon Musk launched an attack on President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and policy bill. A new analysis finds nearly 11 million Amer...
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Trump's big tax bill moves ahead to potential changes in the Senate. I discuss on yesterday's episode of The Excerpt @usatoday.com art19.com/shows/5-thin...
8 injured in attack on Colorado event calling for release of Israeli hostages
The FBI is investigating the attack in Colorado as an act of terrorism. USA TODAY Senior Congress Reporter Riley Beggin discusses some potential changes to President Donald Trump's tax bill in the Se...
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There are several parts of the sweeping GOP tax bill you may not have heard of. I discuss on The Excerpt from @usatoday.com art19.com/shows/5-thin...
Appeals Court allows Trump to keep tariffs while appeal plays out
USA TODAY White House Reporter Zac Anderson has the latest on the trade whiplash around President Donald Trump's tariffs. A group of Deaf Americans is suing over a lack of sign language interpreters ...
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SCOOP: National Science Foundation eliminates equity division, cancels dozens more grants www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
National Science Foundation eliminates equity division, cancels dozens more grants
Driven by DOGE restructuring, the agency has cancelled more than $1 billion in grants in recent weeks.
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A guide to the competing Republican demands on Trump's tax mega-bill www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump wants a 'big beautiful bill' to cut taxes. Will his GOP allies complicate that?
Republicans are outlining their must-haves in the sprawling bill of President Donald Trump's priorities, and many of them are at odds with each other.
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