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Budget fail: How long can Washington get along without a spending plan?
Scott Tong Mar 12, 2013
Washington Republicans and Democrats don't seem close to agreeing on a budget, but does the U.S. really need a federal budget in the first place?
How important is a federal budget anyway?
Juli Niemann Mar 12, 2013
It's going to be a big budget week in Washington. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his spending plan today, and the Democrats are set to unveil their federal budget sometime in the next few days. But can the two sides come together and agree?
Sequester could upend lives of federal workers
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 28, 2013
Some federal employees stand to lose as much as 20 percent of their wages because of the sequester.
Where does the term 'sequester' come from?
Tracey Samuelson Feb 25, 2013
Former Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) first used 'sequester' in a budget bill during the Reagan years. He still likes the term and the idea.
Why the national budget is different than a household's
Jeremy Hobson Dec 14, 2012
Throughout the debate about the deficits and debt, you've probably heard a certain metaphor: One that compares the nation
to a household. Well, that metaphor bothers one of the nation's leading economists, Robert Shiller of Yale University.
CEOs rally to pressure politicians on deficit
Mark Garrison Oct 25, 2012
With the fiscal cliff looming, an all-star group of CEOs wants both parties to get serious about the deficit. The fix they're calling for will be tough for both parties to swallow.
How to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'
Robert Reich May 30, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says lawmakers need to apply the brakes on automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to go into effect at the end of the year or the U.S. may face a new recession.
Social Security money to run out sooner than thought
Jeremy Hobson Apr 24, 2012
The Social Security Trust Fund will run out of money three years earlier than previously thought in 2033. As for Medicare, that's still on track to run out of cash in 2024.
Government officials fired over lavish spending at conference
David Gura Apr 3, 2012
A new report from the General Services Administration's inspector general says government officials spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a training conference near Las Vegas -- and the money wasn't only going to binders and bag lunches.
President Obama hopes to boost IRS budget, tax revenue
John Dimsdale Mar 5, 2012
We're less than six weeks away from tax day, and this year the IRS is gonna have to do more with less when it comes to processing all those returns. President Obama hopes to change that.
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