Many Americans ask why it is so difficult to rein in federal spending. Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth ...
After Republicans and Democrats on the new super committee held separate discussions last week, the co-chairs announced that ...
The administration has lowered its deficit projections from last February but cautions that further action is needed to ...
In blunt but appropriate language, Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke used a high-profile speech late last week to ...
Although the new congressional super committee has not yet met, its co-chairs say panel members are busy “reviewing ...
New projections from the Congressional Budget Office show a potential path to significantly reduce federal deficits over the ...
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 ...
In this debt-limit game of musical chairs, the music has stopped and it’s time to grab a seat. ...
With time running short to raise the federal debt limit, Republicans and Democrats are planning votes this week ...
While the final outcome of the appropriations process this year will likely be affected by negotiations over the ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell continue to work on a plan that ...
