25.1 C
Austin
Monday, March 10, 2025

CATEGORY

Budget

Where Mike Johnson Stands on Key Issues: Ukraine, LGBTQ Rights and More

The new House speaker, an evangelical Christian, has a staunchly conservative record on gay rights, abortion, gun safety and more.

Johnson Faces the Same Spending Dilemmas That Plagued McCarthy

The newly installed Republican speaker opposed the bill to avert a government shutdown and has been against continued U.S. funding for Ukraine. Now it...

Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit

The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the proper levels of federal...

The Federal Deficit Is Growing. This Is Why.

Tax receipts dipped unexpectedly last year. The Biden administration blames Republican tax cuts, but the truth is more complicated.

President Biden Reaffirms Support for Israel and Ukraine

The president addressed the nation with a 15-minute speech and said he would send Congress a budget request to fund national security and support...

Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America

For decades, spending on the future put the nation ahead of all others. What would it take to revive that spirit?

Why We Should, but Won’t, Reduce the Budget Deficit

The economics is easy. The politics is impossible.

Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns

A long period of higher interest rates would make the government’s large debt pile costly, a possibility that is fueling a conversation about debt...

How Gerontocracy Explains the Matt Gaetz Clown Show

Chaotic debates over fiscal policy are part of what you get when a democracy becomes a gerontocracy.

Will A.I. Transform the Economy, and if So, How?

Even a souped-up autocorrect can be pretty powerful.

Latest news