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.
In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.
Trump’s spending pause exposes extreme reach of federal government
As the battle over President Trump’s spending pause plays out in the courts, it’s becoming clear just how far Uncle Sam’s ...
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 ...
RealClearMarkets13d
How To Improve Federal Budget Accounting
Elon Musk of the Department of Government Efficiency has sought to find $1 trillion or $2 trillion to cut from the federal ...