The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare ...

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

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

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 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 ...

When we hear about health policy changes in the news, usually the numbers we hear are related to insurance: How many people ...

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 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.

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

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

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 ...

A congressional watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), published a post Wednesday morning reaffirming ...