The Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” will make the poorest Americans even poorer, while padding the wallets of the highest ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. budget deficit in July climbed 20% this fiscal year compared to the last despite the U.S. taking in ...

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel discussed the current budget and economic outlook. He reported the U.S. could default on its debt between July and September unless the ...

The U.S. could default on its debt sometime this summer if Congress doesn't raise the debt the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, the Congressional Budget Office projected Wednesday.

Finally, the new law mandates that updates to the package that underlies SNAP benefits cannot raise costs, which will lead to lower average monthly benefits. By 2034, average benefits will be $213 per ...

The tactic -- called a pocket rescission -- has been criticized by a handful of Republican senators as it would essentially ...

It’s the equivalent of a new payroll tax or a 17% cut in the size of the military, according to a top think tank.

Traditionally, elected officials have feared public backlash if they try to take from the poor to give to the rich. This year ...

Just read Article I, Section 8, which says, “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ...

The CBO will release its analysis of the GOP Senate health care bill Monday. — -- The Congressional Budget Office will release its first analysis of the Republican Senate health care bill ...

Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation and higher unemployment into 2025 The office's Current View of the Economy from 2023 to 2025 report, released Friday, estimates that the ...

Higher borrowing costs are driving up an estimate of the impact to the U.S. budget deficit from President Donald Trump’s ...