Trump’s signature legislation will push defense spending past $1 trillion, with new funding for innovation and other ...

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

Thirty-one states, plus the District of Columbia, received more than they paid in. New Mexico, for example, sent around $12.4 ...

When the heads of state of NATO member countries meet in The Hague at the end of June, tensions are likely to be high. Donald ...

The average taxpayer’s piece of the $37-trillion federal debt is about $240,000, or six years of the median income.

"We've lagged for a long time in federal payments per capita, per state resident. And maybe to some degree that mitigates the effects of federal spending cuts.

Spending started to rise again in 2021, increasing by 13.1%. Spending increases continued through 2022 and 2023. Select your state from the chart below to explore how spending has changed in your ...

California, Florida and New York still report high spending but fell lower in per-capita rankings, according to a report from Twisted Nail, a construction aggregate supplier.

The federal government does not compensate for that policy with higher GST distributions either. The capacity to raise gambling taxes is assumed to be equal across all states on a per capita basis.

Fueled by the return to in-person activity and major federal investments, spending surged through 2022 and 2023, reaching over $740 billion by early 2025—the highest level in more than two decades.