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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House to vote Wednesday on doomed GOP bill to avert government shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson's GOP government funding bill will come to the floor, but probably without enough votes. A Sept. 30 shutdown deadline looms.

September 17, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attends an unveiling ceremony for a statue at the Capitol in May. The House on Wednesday will vote on his plan to avert a government shutdown.

Why House Republicans still can’t manage to fund the government

Internal conflicts and a narrow GOP majority make each spending fight a pitched battle up to the shutdown deadline.

September 16, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. The House is still struggling to agree on legislation to extend a government funding deadline.

U.S. hostages still owe taxes. Congress might not help.

Lawmakers agree that a fix for IRS penalties is needed, but the House and Senate disagree over a separate provision involving nonprofit groups.

September 14, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greet Paul Whelan at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 1, after he was freed from Russian captivity.

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’s 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)