Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

The federal budget deficit is back in the spotlight after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a massive tax and ...

The Congressional Budget Office has recently come under fire from both Democrats and Republicans for its budgetary analysis of President Trump's domestic policy law.

The fiscal hawks warn it’s “irresponsible,” “fails the American people,” and will doom the next generation. Elon Musk just ...

Economists, investors and politicians have often warned that the U.S.’s growing debt burden would punish future generations.

Proponents of the current policy baseline method say it offers a more realistic picture of how the tax cuts will affect the ...

As can be seen from the diagram below, despite the Covid deficit surge and the following decrease, we can clearly see that there is a growing upside trend in the US national budget deficit.

As long as the U.S. runs large budget deficits, financed partly by foreign capital flows, the trade deficit is unlikely to diminish measurably.

The budget deficit pits supporting police and alternative safety initiatives against each other because, to Vang’s point, some people in the community have an aggressively negative view about ...

Bibb County Schools approved a budget prioritizing teacher pay over new hires. The approved plan cuts proposed roles to reduce BCSD's expected budget deficit to $20.7M Public hearings will precede ...

Bond investors have been in a panic this week about the deficit. The GOP tax bill could add trillions to the US budget deficit in the next 10 years. Here's why bond markets are dismayed by that ...

The next budget discussion is planned for 11 a.m. at the Budget and Audit Committee. This story was originally published May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM.