Budget Battles
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Are Deficit Hawks Dead or Just Playing Possum?
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Why Democrats Want to Bring Back Earmarks
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Congress Reaches Spending Deal to Avoid Shutdown. Will Trump Go Along?
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Obama: 'Suddenly Deficits Do Not Matter'
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Freedom Caucus Divided on Shutdown
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Trump Told GOP Leaders He Won’t Force a Shutdown. Will He Keep That Promise?
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Senate Passes $854 Billion Spending Bill in Hopes of Averting Government Shutdown
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What It Would Take to Dig Out from the Mountain of Federal Debt
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Business Economists Diss Trump’s Policies
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How to Interpret Trump's Surprise Government Shutdown Threat
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Government Has Been a Drag on the Economy – but That’s About to Change
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A Warning About the Next Economic Crisis from Leaders Who Battled the Last One
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Lawmakers Battle Over Veterans Health Funding
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Deficit Jumps in Trump’s First Fiscal Year
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Some GOP Senators Want to Slash Gas Taxes — and Federal Highway Spending
Newsletter
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Senate Approves Spending Bill, Reducing Chances of a Shutdown
In a 93-7 vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed a package of spending bills that would boost fiscal 2019 funding for the Defense Department and provide full-year funding for the departments of Education...
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‘Beware Trillion-Dollar Deficits,’ Barron’s Says
In the latest Barron’s cover story, Jack Hough warns of the long-term risks of rising U.S. public debt. While noting that there’s little chance of hitting debt-related turbulence anytime soon and...
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Buybacks Are Now the Top Way for Companies to Spend Their Cash
Stock buybacks are now the most popular way for S&P 500 companies to spend their profits, the first time that’s happened in 10 years, Goldman Sachs said in a research note Friday. Buybacks surged...
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The Air Force Wants More Planes – and a Lot More Money
The Air Force is 71 years old today, and its birthday wish list is a doozy. Saying that growing threats from China and Russia call for a substantial increase in U.S. air power, Air Force Secretary...
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Are States Ready for the Next Downturn?
The Great Recession hit state budgets hard, but nearly half are now prepared to weather the next modest downturn. Moody’s Analytics says that 23 states have enough reserves to meet budget shortfalls...
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Are Deficit Hawks Dead or Just Playing Possum?
“The deficits hawks are dead,” declared Paul Kane, The Washington Post’s senior congressional correspondent and columnist, in a piece over the weekend. It’s easy to see why Kane says that, and there’...
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Why Trillions in Offshore Profits May Stay Offshore
The tax law that went into effect this year imposed a one-time, reduced tax on profits held overseas by U.S. companies. The tax holiday was designed to encourage corporations to bring money home, to...