Mr Trump prefers to govern by executive order, but the bill approved last week addressed administration priorities that couldn’t be tackled with his signature alone. Most significantly, it makes ...

In its current form, the budget legislation moving through Congress would exacerbate the fiscal challenges we face.

From taxes to Medicaid to immigration, the GOP's party-line bill would reshape the federal budget and affect millions of ...

Republican tax bill could cost $3.8 trillion over 10 years as its tax cuts surpass spending reductions, according to one ...

the maximum gain in government revenue is under $500 billion - less than four weeks of federal spending. Chart from Evenett & Muendler on the 'Tariff Laffer Curve' The total U.S. tax take last ...

a major reduction in safety net funding hasn’t been approved by Congress. “There is really nothing in this budget that we’ve seen taking into account the concerns over federal government ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing a 4% increase for program funding in fiscal 2026, representing a $5 billion jump in spending as many other federal agencies brace for ...

the federal deficit increased by $196 billion so far this fiscal year, as spending on social safety-net services and defense programs continue to climb. The government spent $342 billion more in ...

Coming up with a final federal budget always involves arm twisting and other negotiating tactics as everyone lobbies for their priorities, so the initial budget proposal released by the White ...

Trump's budget proposal for next year includes cuts to some federal agencies paired with an increase in defense spending. What's not included is evidence of the billions DOGE has claimed to save.

Austin Public Health workers who are already feeling the effects of deep federal spending cuts are calling on the City Council to make up for those losses with local funds to maintain crucial ...

As an effort to meaningfully reduce federal spending, however, DOGE remains wholly unserious. Musk initially promised that he would eliminate $2 trillion of the $7 trillion federal budget ...