Emma briefed journalists in September 2021: Budgets, Debts and Deficits.

Caitlin covers the federal budget and spending fights on Capitol Hill for POLITICO. She’s the co-author of a daily afternoon newsletter for POLITICO Pro, called the Budget & Appropriations Brief. Caitlin started the beat in December 2018, about a week before the longest government shutdown ever. Since then, her reporting as focused on major budget deals, annual spending battles, debt ceiling standoffs and more. She even helped break the story that led to former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, exposing an executive branch freeze on military aid to Ukraine in August 2019. Prior to the budget beat, Caitlin spent five years covering education policy for POLITICO. You can follow her on Twitter at @caitlinzemma.