Deficit reduction talks this year have largely taken place behind closed doors, without engaging the public in any ...
Congressional leaders last week appointed the joint committee charged with finding most of the savings promised in the ...
Projections by the Congressional Budget Office make it clear that future choices about tax policy -- and particularly ...
The new debt limit law includes a trigger that would impose severe spending cuts if legislation to reduce ...
In the week since President Obama signed the debt limit deal into law, stock prices have become highly ...
The Comeback America Initiative has released a report with illustrative options to put the country on a sustainable ...
Underscoring the high stakes involved for younger Americans, student body presidents from more than 120 colleges around the ...
With time running short to raise the federal debt limit, Republicans and Democrats are planning votes this week ...
By Ryan SchoenikeThe debate over our nation’s finances has now reached what seems to be common place in Washington. ...
As congressional hearings last week made clear, some lawmakers in both parties continue to chafe at a key ...
While the final outcome of the appropriations process this year will likely be affected by negotiations over the ...
Republican lawmakers this week are rallying behind a version of the balanced budget amendment that would enshrine a ...