Poll: Protect Social Security and health in federal budget
March 29, 2023
Americans support trimming the federal budget but also want programs like Medicare, Social Security and infrastructure left alone.
Spending bill tops $1.3 trillion in first round of funding
March 21, 2018
Talks over a $1.3 trillion government spending bill neared completion Wednesday as the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats ironed out deals on a first
Trillion-dollar deficits returning to America
February 5, 2018
The era of trillion-dollar budget deficits is about to make a comeback — and a brewing budget deal could mean their return comes just next
The budget battle: Is there really room to negotiate?
February 3, 2015
There are reasons President Barack Obama and his aides will argue that his new budget can be the start of a negotiation with the Republican
Spending delays, endangered butterflies in Obama budget
February 3, 2015
When you have a quarter of the nation’s $17 trillion economy to play with, it’s inevitable that you and your political opponents will clash over
Obama budget targets high cost of prescription drugs
February 3, 2015
With patients facing greater exposure to the high cost of new medications, President Barack Obama on Monday called for government to use its buying power
So, who gets the biggest slice of the federal budget pie?
February 3, 2015
Who gets what share of the federal budget pie has shifted over the decades, with the military taking less and entitlement programs like Social Security,