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An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget

The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.

An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget

The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.

Beneath Trump’s Chaotic Spending Freeze: An Idea That Crosses Party Lines

There is a long, bipartisan history of attempts to rein in spending and address concerns about government inefficiencies, though the parties have grown increasingly...

Trump’s Reversal of a Federal Funding Freeze

Readers discuss the harms it would have caused and view it as a sign of incompetence. Also: D.E.I. at NASA; dementia cases; against deportations.

Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.

Higher Interest Rates Make Federal Debt More Expensive

The Fed’s key rate has a bearing on the sustainability of public borrowing, which is heading to striking levels.

Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.

A freeze in funding caused confusion for agency officials and organizations that rely on federal support.

State and Local Agencies at a Loss After Trump’s Funding Freeze

Democratic and Republican leaders alike voiced concern about the pause in federal dollars “creating chaos” and “jeopardizing the financial stability” of their states.

How the Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Federal Spending

A sweeping directive from the Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to subject hundreds of grant programs to ideological litmus tests.

2025 Republican Policy Proposals: Immigration, Taxes and More

208 policies that could become part of the congressional agenda this year.

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