Republicans are drafting proposals to lower federal spending.  However, the prospect for making significant headway on budget ...

The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

Agencies self identify billions in improper payments. Doing something about it is the hard part.

On February 7, President Donald Trump posted a short and enthusiastic message on his Truth Social Account: “Balanced Budget!!

President Trump took office with a promise to “immediately bring prices down.” But conquering inflation is tricky and efforts ...

Looking at the bigger picture, the government’s spending trajectory in the current fiscal year, which began in October, basically resembles that of the past two years (see chart). Chart ...