The newly announced tariffs by the US administration on imports from nearly all countries could have severe negative economic ...

The stock market not only can't find its footing in 2025, but it's also in danger of losing its grip altogether. The benchmark S&P 500 is in the red for 2025, talk of a private sector recession ...

Washington is full of wasteful programs that never seem to go away, no matter how badly they fail. But few are more deserving of elimination than the Center for Medicare ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions ...

Democrats detail how many people would lose Medicaid if Congress cut the program by one-third, an idea some have floated though it's politically unlikely.

The Congressional Budget Office's newest projects underscore the nation's unsustainable spending plans as Republicans look to ...

Federal debt held by the public; Chart: Axios Visuals One word you're going to hear a lot in coverage of budget negotiations is "baseline." It sounds simple enough — but in fact it's a slippery and ...

If changes are not made to Social Security, the program will have to cut spending by 24% in less than a decade.

The mix of slower population growth and unfettered spending will also result in weaker economic growth over the next three ...

The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that federal debt held by the public will climb relentlessly, breaking the country’s record in just a few years. The CBO released a long-term budget ...