The agency is being gutted at the same time that its revenue will determine how much longer the government can operate before ...

The conclusion of the tax filing season is about to provide early clues toward resolving a nagging question hanging over the ...

Credit-rating agencies are watching a U.S. budget reconciliation process for potential impact on budget deficits and federal ...

The action in Washington in the past week has done little to clarify what Donald Trump's endgame will look like, but it ...

The list of Trump's initial actions is long, but little of it is good for America, its citizens or its neighbors, Robert Haslag writes.

The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 trillion in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year — the second highest ...

US raises debt ceiling past $36.2 trillion—boosting market confidence short term, but fueling long-term crypto gains as inflation hedges.

WASHINGTON – Congress has cleared the first major hurdle in their efforts to pass a sweeping party-line bill to enact ...

The US deficit has surged to $1.3 trillion in just six months — the second-largest gap on record — raising urgent concerns about a looming debt ceiling crisis. A fiscal watchdog has issued fresh ...

Despite the achievement, the GOP still faces a rocky road to getting Trump’s marquee agenda across the finish line.

It calls for more tax cuts and fewer reductions in spending. It would increase the federal debt by a lot more.

President Donald Trump’s drive to enact trillions of dollars in tax cuts and raise the federal debt is on track after he and ...