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

Debt rankers appear to have been more coy in recent years on risks of developed economies than emerging markets ...

In this edition of the Hot Seat, Mike Murphy from the Committee for Responsible Budget Policy addresses the $36 trillion ...

This technical note explains how we adjust the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ten-year budget baseline issued in January 2025 to create our CBPP baseline, which we use in our analyses of ...

Democrats are still trying to find their footing under the new administration, with some anti-Trump demonstrators urging them ...

The federal government has congressionally approved buyout authority that’s capped at $25,000. Trump’s plan allows workers ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

The U.S. currently holds $36.22 trillion in debt. That is a staggering figure creating rightful concern among Americans. It is also set to increase under President Donald Trump’s promise to extend ...

The national debt continues to rise at a breakneck pace, with Americans bearing a greater and greater debt burden. The national debt is over $36 trillion, currently on pace to surpass $37 trillion ...

The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the federal government's budget deficit will fall to $1.87 trillion in fiscal year 2025. The report said the government's budget deficit was $1.91 ...

Washington | The US government is on track to surpass record debt levels set after World War II in just four years, the Congressional Budget Office warned ... held by the public is projected ...