Republicans May Skip a Budget This Year, Suggesting Entitlement Cuts Are Off the Table

Congressional Republicans may skip trying to pass a budget this year — a decision that represents “a blow to the party’s weakened fiscal hawks” and effectively eliminates the possibility of a party-line push to repeal Obamacare or revamp social programs, Politico reports.Republican leaders discussed the possibility at Camp David last weekend, Politico says, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arguing that, with a slim 51-vote majority, he might not be able to roun