These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
President Trump Unleashed Elon Musk to Cut $2 Trillion From the Federal Budget. Could Social Security and Medicare Cuts Be on the Way?
The latest cover of Time magazine shows Elon Musk sitting at the historic Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with the U.S. flag ...
Gov. Whitmer's 2026 budget proposal accelerates growth in state workforce
If approved as recommended, the budget would bring the authorized size of the state workforce to its highest point since ...
US judge clears the way for tens of thousands of federal workers to take Trump buyout
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Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
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An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget
The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.
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 ...
Federal government's digital budget amounted to over 60 billion € in four years
An elaborate study shows that the federal government has doubled its budget for digitalization. However, Germany is still ...