US estimated to have borrowed $127 billion in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 ...
U.S. borrowed $838 billion in first four months of fiscal year, including $127 billion in January, CBO says
The U.S. budget deficit continues to widen, as outlays rise faster than receipts, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. For the first four months of the fiscal year, the deficit was $838 ...
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The word of the United States of America is now worth no more than Donald Trump’s
We ought to be able to trust that the U.S. government will do what the U.S. government has said it will do, but that's expecting too much when Donald Trump is president.
Trump's government efficiency drive turns attention to defense spending
U.S. President Donald Trump turned his sights on defense spending, saying his government efficiency tzar, Elon Musk, would ...
Dysfunctional U.S. Budget Process Deserves Some Blame For Pause Chaos
Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and ...
Spending bill talks bog down after Trump's efforts to slash government
Talks on a spending bill for the current budget year have bogged down in the wake of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
U.S. government spending items have always been searchable. Why this time is different.
It took more than eight years for former Clinton administration adviser Elaine Kamarck to cut approximately 426,000 jobs, ...
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Why the U.S. government owes itself money
A closer look at the U.S. government's $36 trillion debt — some of which is "intergovernmental," meaning money the government ...
WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work
LONDON (Reuters) -World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $400 million in light of ...
Democrats Hint at Government Shutdown to Stop Trump’s Axing at Federal Agencies
Two Democratic senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, said Democrats should not vote for a spending package that ...
‘Shadow government’? Billionaire Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at ...