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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.

La Oficina Presupuestaria de la Casa Blanca ordena pausar todos los préstamos y subvenciones federales

La directiva amenaza a diversos programas federales en EE. UU.: subvenciones a gobiernos estatales, locales y tribales, ayuda para catástrofes, financiación de la educación...

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast...

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