Fed paints worrisome economic picture as study shows increasing gap between rich and poor

The Fed warns rising gas prices are fueling inflation and widening the economic divide, as new data show lower-income ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Federal Budget

The U.S. federal budget serves as the central financial blueprint for government priorities, directing capital toward healthcare, retirement programs, and national defense. It functions by reconciling ...

Australian workers’ tax burden surges to heaviest level since the 1980s with more changes to come in federal budget

Exclusive: The tax burden on Australian workers has surged to be the heaviest since the 1980s, new research shows, as Jim ...
Morningstar

Is Your Cautious Retirement Spending Doing More Harm Than Good?

When we were children, it was common to be afraid of the boogeyman. As we age, the boogeyman gets replaced with a new fear: running out of money in retirement. This concern is understandable given so ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

DHS officials warn about growing shutdown backlogs

Department of Homeland Security officials are warning about a growing backlog of contracts, planning activities and more delays as a result of the two-month-long government shutdown. DHS officials, ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House ...
PBS

WATCH: OMB Director Vought defends military spending boost in Trump's 2027 budget request

WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump's budget director told a House ...
PBS

WATCH: House approves final spending bills for the year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for ...
collider

The $790M Sci-Fi Disaster Movie That Earned Nearly 4x Its Budget Is Trending Across Global Streaming Charts

Lade Omotade is a News and Feature Author at Collider with a passion for exploring the ever-evolving world of the Film & TV industry. Her work centers on covering the latest news, from casting ...
Government Executive

Vought defends fiscal 2027 budget request, as Democrats criticize OMB for violating spending law

Specifically, the Democrats criticized Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought over impoundments, which is when the executive branch delays or withholds congressionally approved ...
Money Metals Exchange

U.S. Government Spending Addiction Drives Yet Another Big Monthly Deficit

This is your monthly reminder that the U.S. government still has a massive spending problem. The federal government’s Debt Black Hole got a little bigger in March, as Uncle Sam ran yet another big ...