Categories Selected Articles As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty Post author By Mike Nova Post date March 14, 2025 The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending. ← Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, gets his Senate hearing → Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill