Jacob Bogage

Washington, D.C.

Congressional economics correspondent

Education: University of Missouri, BA in history; University of Missouri, BA in journalism

Jacob Bogage covers economic policy in Congress for The Washington Post, where he's worked since 2015. He's previously covered business and technology and wrote for the Sports section. Before joining The Post, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune, Bethesda Magazine and the Montgomery County Gazette. He is a Maryland native and a graduate of the University of Missouri.
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Johnson delays funding plan as House GOP rebels ahead of shutdown deadline

The GOP speaker pulled a six-month spending bill from the floor. A shutdown deadline is less than three weeks off.

September 11, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks with reporters at the Capitol on Sept. 10, 2024. (Allison Robbert for The Washington Post)

Johnson’s government funding bill advances despite GOP defections

With a narrow majority, the House GOP cleared a procedural test. But Senate Democrats and the White House have already rejected the measure to avert a government shutdown.

September 10, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10. Congress has until Sept. 30 to agree on how to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown.

Congress returns to deal with looming federal spending deadline

Government funding will expire on Sept. 30. Lawmakers plan to start working on a temporary fix.

September 9, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during the Republican National Convention on July 16 in Milwaukee. Congress returns to Washington this week to deal with a looming deadline to fund the government.

Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election

Top U.S. Postal Service officials are considering plans to allow slower mail delivery for long-distance and rural service to cut costs.

August 22, 2024
Pedestrians outside the post office in Takoma Park, Md., in 2020. The Postal Service is struggling financially and considering slowing delivery to some areas.

Kamala Harris eyes guardrails on plan to eliminate taxes on tips

Kamala Harris's plan to eliminate taxes on tips includes income caps and aims to support service workers.

August 20, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris stops at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pa., on Sunday.

Why Trump and Harris’s ‘no tax on tips’ plans may not help tipped workers

Exempting tips from taxes could cost the federal government billions, but the plans championed by Trump and Harris wouldn’t go far for most low-income workers.

August 13, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to speak at a rally in Las Vega on Saturday.

Senate Republicans block a child tax credit expansion

Senate Republicans blocked legislation to cut taxes for working families and extend some corporate tax breaks, dooming a bipartisan compromise the House had approved.

August 2, 2024
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for vice president, delivers remarks during a rally at Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio, on July 22. (Luke Sharrett for The Washington Post)

Congress will probably have to punt to keep the government open in October

Lawmakers haven’t left much time to pass spending bills before the next deadline arrives.

July 30, 2024
The Capitol dome is seen as the sun sets on Capitol Hill on Oct. 1, 2021.

Expand SNAP or hike crop prices? Congress is locked in a farm bill fight.

Congress could give farmers new minimum crop prices or could provide more generous food aid to help needy families. But it probably can’t do both.

July 12, 2024
A woman in Binghamton, N.Y., calculates the exact cost of her groceries so she can make sure to stay within her monthly budget.

Bipartisan Senate group proposes ban on congressional stock trading

The bill would forbid members of Congress to buy and sell stocks and certain other investments, and impose restrictions on their spouses and children.

July 10, 2024
The Capitol dome in January 2023.