US Budget Deficit Hits Record $840 Billion Over Past Four Months
The US federal budget gap widened to a record $840 billion for the first third of the fiscal year, propelled by spending ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...
House Republicans Release a Roughly $3 Trillion Budget Outline
The initial plan calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, along with an ...
‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open
Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...
Confusion over Trump’s plan to cut budget, cull federal workers spreads to central Pa.
President Donald Trump’s withholding of federal funds and widespread attempts to gut established programs has already created mass confusion across a swath of the Harrisburg region’s workforce, as his ...
US judge clears the way for tens of thousands of federal workers to take Trump buyout
The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ...
Elon Musk Implausibly Claims 'Competence and Caring' Can Cut the Federal Budget Deficit in Half
Speaking to reporters for the first time since he took charge of the Trump administration's cost-cutting initiative, Elon ...
Trump White House failed to comply with court order on frozen federal spending: US judge
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on ...
US Senate Republicans unveil budget plan for Trump agenda
U.S. Senate Republicans released a budget plan on Friday that would boost funding for President Donald Trump's border ...
US judge extends pause on Trump's plan to freeze federal grants, loans
The ruling, issued at the request of several advocacy groups, meant the policy is now subject to two temporary restraining ...
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US estimated to have borrowed $127B in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 billion last month. The CBO estimated the federal budget deficit ...
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$914M Henrico schools budget seeks to boost security, offset drop in US funds
The proposed budget also calls for more security on its middle and high school campuses, hiring English language learner ...