What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
It’s a quick turnaround to salvage what had been a bipartisan effort to pass the bill during what’s now the lame-duck ...
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CBO Estimates $255 Billion Deficit for First Month of Fiscal Year 2025
The United States borrowed $255 billion in the first month of fiscal year 2025, according to the latest Monthly Budget ...
Trump wins tip scales for GOP on government funding
Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as ...
Under Trump, a unified Congress could push through tax and spending cuts
Republicans used this in the first two years of Trump's first term, as did Democrats during the first two years of President ...
U.S. Election: Comparing Harris and Trump on deficit spending and the debt
The presidential election is upon us, offering Americans two distinct visions for the next executive branch -- but when it comes to spending and the U.S. deficit, are the two major-party candidates ...