The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said this week that they plan to target billions of dollars in “unauthorized” federal spending as part ... As the chart below shows, veterans’ healthcare ...

while revenues as a percent of GDP were close to their historic average (see chart) The main concern is that the federal budget deficit has swelled. It exceeded 6% of GDP in 2024, roughly twice ...

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are picking apart federal spending, trying to find areas of waste. Here’s a look at where all the money goes. The charts below are based on ...