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

Compare that with the same period last year under Joe Biden: federal spending back then came to about $26bn a day. Outflows ...

Chelsea Clinton is the vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit that was created by Bill Clinton in 2001.

A provocative set of graphs has kicked off a debate over whether—and how—more money can improve student outcomes.

Congressional Republicans may seek to drastically cut Medicaid by imposing per capita caps, which would place a hard cap on per-person federal Medicaid spending. At a time when people across ...

President Donald Trump took office with a promise to “immediately bring prices down.” But conquering inflation is tricky, and ...

Elon Musk’s DOGE has officially launched its website, aiming to provide public updates on governmental spending cuts and agency operations.

The consumer price index rose 3% on the year in January 2025. Economists worry that broad disinflation is over, even as ...

Federal workers on edge as Trump works to ... and Thursday when the Senate Budget Committee marks up his budget. Like the chart? Follow me on Bluesky, where we play with this kind of budget ...

The lawsuit filed last week to halt the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

Silver surges past $32.65 before stopping at $33.39, then retreats on weak U.S. retail sales. Traders watch Fed policy and inflation data for the next move.

CPI data, Powell’s remarks, and retail sales will shape market sentiment. Earnings from McDonald’s, Roku, and Coinbase add ...