What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
The House's Budget Bill Cuts Earmarks, but Spending Will Be Going Up Anyway
The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (C.R.) on Tuesday to keep the government funded through September ...
US October-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion
The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said ...
Musk wields Doge chainsaw, but Trump administration’s federal spending reaches record high
Musk’s Doge has been touting more than $100 billion in savings. However, even after laying off thousands of federal workers ...
District Court Rules Trump Violated Constitution by Usurping Congress's Spending Power
US District Judge Amir Ali ruled against the Trump Administration in an important case involving control over the spending ...
Elon Musk's DOGE Cuts Fail to Stop US Spending From Hitting Record
Overall government spending reportedly rose by $40 billion, a 7 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
Why US federal agency spending has outpaced inflation — despite headcounts dropping billions fly out the door
Washington is spending more of your money than ever — far above the rate of price increases over the past quarter-century.
G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget
Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a ...
Education Spending In The Crosshairs Of Federal Budget Reconciliation
Recent developments in Washington regarding budget reconciliation indicate potential significant impacts on education ...
PolitiFact breaks down federal spending, house budget cuts under second Trump administration
PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson discusses the challenges faced by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in cutting $1 ...
Mises Institute3d
Is DOGE a Dog When It Comes to Real Federal Spending?
While Elon Musk and his DOGE team have made some highly-publicized “cuts” in federal spending, much of the federal budget has ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d
Georgia lawmakers craft state budget amid looming federal cuts
Georgia officials are moving ahead with plans to increase spending and cut taxes even as the Trump administration moves to make massive cuts to the federal government.