The Latest Breaking News from Earmarks

House Republicans voted Wednesday against a proposed earmark ban as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy seeks support for his speaker bid.

If negotiators can't get a deal, the result could be another stopgap spending bill or potentially a partial government shutdown.

Ex-Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., lost his earmarks after being tapped to become lieutenant governor. His successor is trying to change that.

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

As ocean levels rise, members of Congress are turning to simple tools to protect their districts: seawalls.

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

Senate appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Alex Padilla boasts he’s secured about $250 million for 134 projects, ranging from bike and pedestrian path improvements to flood control.