Emergency Food Aid Program Ends, Cutting Benefits for 16 Million Households
Congress gave the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program a big boost during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping millions of households avoid hunger and...
How the US Blew $90 Billion in Afghanistan
A new in-depth report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction examines the collapse of the Afghan security forces in August...
Conservative Justices Skeptical of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments about President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400 billion of student debt over 30 years, and by...
Biden Will Require Chipmakers Seeking Subsidies to Provide Child Care: Report
The Biden administration is looking to use its fiscal leverage to promote its goal of expanding affordable child care. The Commerce Department is...
Trump’s Former GOP Budget Director Pushes Plan That Would Slash Spending
House Republicans are calling for significant spending cuts as they seek to balance the federal budget within 10 years, but so far, they have failed...
A New Twist in the GOP Feud Over Social Security Cuts
As Democrats led by President Joe Biden continue to gleefully attack Republicans for proposals both new and old that would cut or otherwise undermine...
US on Pace to Add $19 Trillion to National Debt Over Next Decade: CBO
Federal finances are deteriorating more rapidly than expected, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday as it released its 10-year outlook for...
The $400,000 Missile Bringing Down Those Balloons
The United States military has fired AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to down the alleged Chinese spy balloon and other mysterious flying objects...
Biden Prepares Largest Defense Budget in History
The Biden administration is reportedly close to settling on a topline figure for defense spending in its 2024 budget proposal, scheduled for release...
Wrongful Pandemic Unemployment Payments Topped $191 Billion: Watchdog
At least $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been paid out improperly, a federal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday at a House...