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Returning to Washington this week, Congress and President Trump face a pile of leftover budget work that they should try to complete with a greater sense of fiscal responsibility than the

Politicians do not want to address the nation’s debt issues because that would require both tax increases and reductions in spending on entitlement programs, said David Cote, former CEO o

Congressional candidates have said little, if anything, about the federal government’s deteriorating finances.

“Clinton came into the White House acknowledging that the deficit was a problem and that it was necessary to be a little more disciplined about tax cuts and spending going forward in his

Since 2001 the Defense Department has received $2.2 trillion in special funding that has been on top of the basic defense budgets that Congress has approved through regular annual appropr

The Treasury Department’s final report for Fiscal Year 2018, showing a 17 percent ($113 billion) jump in the deficit, has drawn new attention to the nation’s worsening fiscal position and

“Most people recognize the fact that we have a major challenge in America today,” says Shai Akabas of the

How do high and rising federal deficits hurt ordinary Americans?

Diane Lim, a principal at District Economics Group and former chief economist for The Concord Coalition, draws a parallel to person

Social Security benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent next year, the federal government a