Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized a unified Republican commitment to advancing Trump’s agenda amid budget negotiations.

Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of ...

Trump and his allies have little choice but to market large Medicaid savings as only harmless belt-tightening and reducing waste. Don't believe them.

As congressional Republicans try to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, some are considering an unusual plan to ...

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

The Congressional Budget Office’s latest baseline projections show Washington running $21 trillion in budget deficits over ...

The Republican-led Budget Committee approved a sweeping proposal to unlock Trump's agenda, sending it to the full House.

On the other side of the Capitol, Senate Republicans have backed a two-bill strategy. The first is focused on border security, defense and energy priorities, while the second would include an ...

The House Budget Committee advanced a budget resolution after a marathon meeting on Thursday, clearing the first hurdle in ...

The national debt has become a rallying cry for Republicans as they seek to dismantle the federal government, justifying the ...

Over the past 60 years, nearly every U.S. president has run a record budget deficit at some point, with former Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden running the largest U.S. budget ...

Economic Survey Budget 2025 Highlights ... "Going forward, dependence on fiscal deficit needs to be reduced and that on revenue receipts requires to be increased in order to make this level ...