US estimated to have borrowed $127B in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 ...
Dems say they are open to shutting down government to oppose Trump 'if we have to'
Congressional Democrats are furious over the new administration's unilateral moves to dismantle government programs and ...
Opinion
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 ...
Congress Could Abolish Government Agencies to Help Clear Trump's Path
Donald Trump will need congressional approval if he wants to abolish federal agencies, a legal analyst has told Newsweek.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...