Alicia Parlapiano

If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

We highlighted the substantive changes made by House Republicans to secure the support of several holdout members.

So far, the parliamentarian has determined that dozens of provisions do not pass muster to be included.

The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.

Who benefits, and who gets hurt? How much does it really add to the debt? And what’s the deal with Alaska?

The Senate voted 51 to 48 to reclaim spending previously approved by Congress.

Deep within obscure footnotes, the Trump administration is claiming more of Congress’s constitutional power of the purse by threatening to block funding.

The Senate has not yet secured the 60 votes necessary to end the shutdown.

The House overwhelmingly voted to release the Justice Department files. The bill now goes to the Senate.

It exceeds the annual budgets of numerous federal agencies, and the Pentagon’s yearly budget for munitions.