US Budget Deficit Hits Record $840 Billion Over Past Four Months
The US federal budget gap widened to a record $840 billion for the first third of the fiscal year, propelled by spending ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...
‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open
Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...
US judge clears the way for tens of thousands of federal workers to take Trump buyout
The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ...
DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts
Some argue that DOGE has stoked conservative outrage about specific agencies without going after much bigger pieces of the ...
Trump officials agree in court not to ax more US consumer finance watchdog jobs for now
President Donald Trump's administration has temporarily agreed not to fire any more staff at the U.S. Consumer Financial ...
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.
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US estimated to have borrowed $127B in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 billion last month. The CBO estimated the federal budget deficit ...
Dysfunctional U.S. Budget Process Deserves Some Blame For Pause Chaos
Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and confusion.
An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget
The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.
US CDC to lose nearly 1,300 probationary workers under Trump job cuts, AP reports
(Reuters) -Nearly 1,300 probationary workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out as U.S.