These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
Ray Dalio: We Need to Cut the Budget Deficit Now. Here’s How We Do It
In Ray Dalio's forthcoming book "How Countries Go Broke" he argues that the United States' budget deficit should be cut.
Trump's border czar is 'begging' for money for immigration crackdown, Senate budget chief says
House and Senate Republicans are on a collision course when it comes to Trump's legislative agenda, with dueling markups ...
Hard-liners, leadership strike deal on budget resolution ahead of key vote
Hard-line conservatives and House GOP leadership struck an agreement on the conference’s budget resolution shortly before a ...
House GOP preps all-in-one budget blueprint for committee vote
House Republicans are plowing ahead with a budget resolution markup on Thursday before the chamber’s scheduled one-week ...
The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget
The Congressional Budget Office’s latest baseline projections show Washington running $21 trillion in budget deficits over ...
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House budget talks heat up over Medicaid cuts
Republicans played defense, saying slashing healthcare funding would spare people. Democrats said harm is the only possible ...
Republican Budget Vets Say DOGE Cuts Based More on Ideology Than Actual Savings
Two former GOP budget directors for Congress and the Senate say Elon Musk's highly publicized spending cuts are playing to ...
Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week
The Senate fiscal 2025 budget resolution aims to boost border and military spending and expand domestic energy production.
‘Rosy’ Budget Assumptions Might Increase National Debt Says Think Tank
Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...
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You’re hearing a lot about budget reconciliation in Congress. What does that mean?
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress have begun taking their first steps on the long and winding road that constitutes the budget reconciliation process. GOP lawmakers plan to use the special ...
Budget chair Lindsey Graham releases Senate reconciliation ‘blueprint’ on border security, energy after House delays
Graham (R-SC) warned House Republicans earlier this week that the Senate was moving forward with a two-bill approach to ...