26.2 C
Austin
Saturday, June 7, 2025

CATEGORY

Budget

It’s Not Easy Being President

But we do have a few suggestions.

The U.S. budget deficit is projected to fall to $1 trillion in 2022.

The Congressional Budget Office provided an update on the path for deficits at a moment when the Federal Reserve is trying to cool the...

Biden’s Curious Talking Point: Lower Deficits Offer Inflation Relief

The administration says federal spending trends are helping rein in price increases, but the economic calculus may be more complicated.

On Tax Day, Treasury Makes a Plea For More IRS Funding

The Biden administration continued to push for $80 billion in new funding for the tax collection agency.

El absurdo de acabar con la ayuda internacional para la COVID-19

Nuestra política disfuncional en Estados Unidos va a provocar más enfermedades y muertes en todo el mundo.

The Unbelievable Stupidity of Ending Global Covid Aid

Republican intransigence could help incubate a new variant.

As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home

Democrats and Republicans alike stuffed nearly 5,000 earmarks totaling $9 billion into the $1.5 trillion government spending bill signed by President Biden.

Two Covid Problems

The U.S. may soon run out of Covid money. That’s not the only problem.

Here’s what Biden’s budget would do, and not do, for climate change

The president’s federal spending proposal for the next year contains almost $45 billion to deal with global warming. We looked at the details.

With a Center-Leaning Budget, Biden Bows to Political Reality

The president’s budget addresses the main attack lines that Republicans are using against him and his Democratic allies in Congress in the run-up to...

Latest news