There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — which are two distinct things.

As lawmakers scramble to assemble the 12 appropriations bills providing money for federal agencies to spend on programs each year, one lawmaker is calling for major reforms to the process. The Budget ...

Congress will head into its Memorial Day recess at the end of this week with a host of unanswered questions about the annual budget process, including a detailed plan of what the White House hopes ...