Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the ...
Congressional Budget Office Lowers U.S. Population Projections
This week, the Congressional Budget Office once again reduced its population projections for the U.S. for 2025-2055. Last ...
New budget projections show US hitting debt record in 4 years: CBO
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track ...
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RI congressional delegation asks Trump admin to release funds for Washington Bridge, local projects
A new letter from Rhode Island’s congressional delegates to the federal Office of Management and Budget asks the office’s ...
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The Budget Baseline as Trump 2.0 Begins
A new forecast from the Congressional Budget Office reveals the scale of the fiscal challenge that the second Trump administration has inherited from its predecessors. Amid much talk about the problem ...
Trump plans an audacious grab for congressional ‘power of the purse’
As a presidential candidate last year, Donald Trump declared that if California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) did not divert more of ...
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are considering more than 200 potential budget cuts, tax breaks, tariffs and ...
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Congressional Republicans mull plans to gash feds’ pay, benefits and job security
GOP lawmakers are once again considering a litany of proposals that would require federal workers to pay more in exchange for ...
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US population projections shrink from last year because of declining birth rates, less immigration
The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents, a 2.8% drop from last year, citing declining birth rates and less ...
Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...
White House pauses federal grant, loan other assistance programs
The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of ...