House Republicans are circulating a “menu” of options that Speaker Mike Johnson’s conference could chose from—reportedly a ...

Congressional Republicans were hoping to quickly approve Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda and confirm his Cabinet nominees within days of him taking office, helping to fulfill his many campaign ...

The recent farm bill extension does not include funding for federally funded walk-in programs. That's a problem for hunters ...

Politico has acquired an early list from Republican lawmakers that shows the programs they're considering slashing from the ...

The federal government borrowed $710 billion in the first three months of fiscal year 2025, with 10 days before ...

Bryant, who is a field organizer for the Alliance for Retired Americans in Texas, was a teacher for 32 years, but paid into Social Security before and after college and while working part time for her ...

SecDef confirmation hearing set for Jan. 14. Pete Hegseth, who is Donald Trump’s announced nominee to succeed Lloyd Austin as ...

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-ID) urging Senate ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the combined Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability ...

Any lasting fiscal reforms must moderate the growth of the largest mandatory spending programs: Social Security, Medicare and ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor-elect Bob Ferguson is calling for near across-the-board state agency budget cuts to help bail the state out of a forecasted deficit. Ferguson, a Democrat who will ...

The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion for calendar year 2024, an increase of roughly $200 billion from the ...