The United States borrowed $439 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 according to the latest ...
Updated projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that tariffs enacted this year will reduce debt ...
Even assuming the extension only goes three years, we estimate this bill would add $300 billion to deficits. If the temporary subsidies are made permanent, we could be talking well over half a ...
The Pell Grant program faces a large funding gap, despite the one-time infusion of funding enacted as part of the ...
Lawmakers should ensure that any extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies is not only fully paid for, but also reduces ...
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has updated its interactive online Social Security solvency tool, the ...
Find the latest analysis and findings on Trust Fund Solutions from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
But earlier this year, the Social Security trustees issued a dire wake-up call: they project that the trust fund that allows the program to currently pay full promised benefits will be exhausted in ...
The national debt is on course to reach a record share of the economy under the next presidential administration, due in part to policies approved by Presidents Trump and Biden during their time in ...
In 2001, the federal government ran a $128 billion budget surplus and was projected to pay off the national debt by 2009. Since then, the government has borrowed an additional $23 trillion, bringing ...
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the programs. The Trustees find that both Social Security and Medicare are within a decade of ...