National debt races toward record level as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...
CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...
Anti-Trump columnist delivers withering assessment of 'failed' Biden presidency as he leaves office
George Will, an anti-Trump columnist for The Washington Post, wrote a scathing assessment of President Biden's actions as ...
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Trump swearing-in will move inside Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda Monday due to forecasts of intense ...
Lawler, Latimer favor study of Social Security's future as fund faces depletion by 2033
With the clock is ticking on the Social Security Trust Fund, Reps. George Latimer and Mike Lawler say more time is needed to ...
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Blinken bids farewell with pep talk to diplomats facing uncertain future under Trump
Secretary of State Antony Blinken bade farewell to the State Department on Friday, urging career staffers to carry on in ...
Navy Expansion Plans Could Cost Over $1 Trillion
The Navy's 2025 plan would cost 46 percent more each year—when adjusted to take out inflation—than the average amount dedicated yearly over the past five years, the CBO said. The total shipbuilding ...
Surging Long-Term Rates Stoke GOP Tensions on Paying for Tax Cut
Surging long-term interest rates and stubborn inflation are inflaming divisions among congressional Republicans over paying ...
Trump will try to extend his 2017 tax cuts this year. When — and how — that happens is up in the air.
Washington is set for a rollicking tax fight in the coming year, with observers of all stripes expecting a historic deal to extend Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts at some point.