Even Progressives Now Worry About the Federal Debt
Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed ...
'Nothing Is off the Table' for DOGE Cuts—Even Medicaid, TD Bank Predicts
The new Department of Government Efficiency can't go after Medicare or Social Security. That leaves Medicaid in a vulnerable ...
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More than 4/5 of Spending Growth Will Come from Social Security, Health, & Interest
From Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to 2035, nominal spending will grow by 53 percent according to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline. About 83 percent of this increase can be explained by ...
New budget projections show US hitting debt record in 4 years: CBO
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track ...
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The Budget Baseline as Trump 2.0 Begins
A new forecast from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the scale of ... will go toward benefits paid by Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The rest of the budget is essentially ...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in ...
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are considering more than 200 potential budget cuts, tax breaks, tariffs and ...
Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the ...
US budget deficit to hit $1.9 trillion in 2025: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected on Friday that the federal budget deficit would hit $1.9 trillion in fiscal ...