Budget

House Passes Debt Deal, Setting Up Crucial Senate Vote

By Nik Popli

Debt Ceiling Bill Just Barely Passes House

By Nik Popli

Pentagon: Record Defense Budget Necessary To Compete With China

By W.J. Hennigan

Do Republicans Want to Cut Entitlements?

By Eric Cortellessa
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Why the Debt Ceiling Matters

Congress is not authorizing new spending when it votes to raise the debt ceiling. Failing to raise it could send the global economy into a tailspin.

By Mini Racker

McCarthy Drama Might Help Avoid a Shutdown

As Kevin McCarthy struggles to seal enough votes for House Speaker, lawmakers may want to give him less to worry about in the new year.

By Philip Elliott

Liberals Push to Boost Labor Agency Funding

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives say Democrats can and should boost the National Labor Relations Board's budget this year.

By Mini Racker

Why the Government Funding Fight Drags On

Negotiations could go as late as the week after Christmas as Democrats and Republicans remain $26 billion apart on funding the government

By Philip Elliott

Thinking of Visiting a Popular Tourist Destination? Try These More Affordable Alternatives Instead

Six less crowded, less expensive spots that should be at the top of your bucket list, according to experts.

By Cassie Shortsleeve 

6 Expert-Approved Ways to Travel on a Budget

From Airbnb to volunteering abroad, there are many opportunities to save cash

By Rachel E. Greenspan

The Federal Deficit Will Hit $1 Trillion by 2020

The CBO says tax cuts and spending increases signed by Trump don't boost economic growth

By Erik Wasson and Sarah McGregor / Bloomberg

This Is What Actually Happens In a Government Shutdown

Some entities remain open

By Laurence Arnold / Bloomberg

President Trump Wants $4 Billion for North Korea Missile Defense

"The safety and security of the American people is my top priority"

By Laignee Barron

CRFB President: Trump Tax Cuts Could Cost Your Kids Dearly

President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress want to give America a tax cut, and no doubt most Americans want one. Who wouldn’t? But there is a math problem. It has to be paid for,...

By Maya MacGuineas

Senate Republicans Finally Got Something Done. They Should Thank Steve Bannon

Without delivering on the promise to cut taxes, GOP lawmakers feared handing Bannon ammo as he prepared a slate of rabble-rousing challengers

By Philip Elliott

Who Loses Disability Benefits in President Trump's Budget

President Trump's budget slashes funding for a social program that goes disproportionately to counties that supported him

By Haley Sweetland Edwards and Chris Wilson

Health Experts Slam Trump's Proposed Budget

Funds to NIH, CDC and Medicaid would all be chopped under the proposed budget

By Alexandra Sifferlin

President Trump's Budget Includes a $2 Trillion Math Mistake

It's called "double-counting"

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

White House Proposes Long-Shot Budget

An unusually ambitious wish list

By Zeke J Miller and Philip Elliott

Trump's Tax Plan Could Add $5.5 Trillion to U.S. Debt

President Trump is on the right track by turning focus toward fixing our nation’s broken tax code. But so far, he is going about it all wrong.We desperately need tax reform. True reform requires making...

By Maya MacGuineas
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