Government spending is built into the formula for calculating GDP.

The National Bureau of Economic Research found the number of deaths was large enough to result in a net increase to the Social Security fund.

Republicans have a slim majority in the House of Representatives — and those from liberal states could throw their weight around.

The new administration hopes that energy dominance and government efficiency can bring down borrowing rates.

The Trump administration said the tax cuts would pay for themselves, but according to a study “that’s just not true at all.”

The US government is $36 trillion in debt. But who is owed all that money?

According to both the Constitution and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the president does not have the authority to spend or hold back funding Congress has appropriated.

Wendy Edelberg of Brookings says “political malpractice” might be a bigger risk to economic stability than the government’s massive borrowing.

In the U.S., there’s an aging workforce in our future. That’s why we’re visiting Cumberland County, Tennessee, where around a third of residents are over 65.

Trump promised tariffs on Day One. None have been announced so far.