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Facing a Shutdown, Congress Melts Down

Bands of Republicans in the House and the Senate have brought the spending debate to a screeching halt with a shutdown just days away.

Biden Accuses Republicans of Undercutting Working-Class Americans

President Biden trained his criticism on House Republicans who are threatening to shut down the federal government if their budget cuts are not enacted.

McCarthy Is Under the Gun as the House Returns for a Spending Fight

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces his biggest test since the debt ceiling showdown as right-wing Republicans demand deep spending cuts and tougher border policies opposed...

Does Obamacare Explain Medicare’s Spending Slowdown?

Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery.

Wonking Out: Is the Fiscal Picture Getting Better or Worse? Yes.

Complicated stories on the deficit front.

I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Target Rich Partnerships

The tax agency is opening examinations into large hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors and law firms.

A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why.

Instead of growing and growing, as it always had, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off over more than a decade.

Facing Threats, U.S. Navy Struggles to Modernize Its Ships

A new generation of cheaper and more flexible vessels could be vital in any conflict with China, but the Navy remains lashed to big...

Partisan Politics Put a Huge Win for Public Health at Risk

The loss of support for an AIDS relief program would signal to the rest of the world that it could no longer rely on...

Fact-Checking Ramaswamy’s Claims on Campaign Trail, Including on Climate and Jan. 6

The upstart Republican candidate has made inaccurate claims about climate change as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, while mischaracterizing his...

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