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Federal budget
Biden faces economic obstacles beyond the pandemic's burdens
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Soderstrom
and Daniel Shin
Dec 29, 2020
The list includes dwindling trust funds for Social Security and Medicare and potential bubbles in the housing and stock markets.
DOJ designates New York, Portland, Seattle as “anarchist jurisdictions”
Sep 22, 2020
The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from the cities, which it says “have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.”
A short-staffed IRS is trying to reform
Mar 3, 2020
The IRS is trying to modernize its computer systems and improve customer service — with a smaller budget and workforce.
A president's budget can signal campaign priorities in an election year
Feb 10, 2020
Budgets offer a chance to project good times and appeal to certain constituencies.
The GOP lost the budget fight ... again
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Andie Corban
and Sean McHenry
Jul 24, 2019
John Harwood of CNBC explains why Republicans "support spending cuts in theory" but have a hard time getting there in practice.
Should low-income workers without kids get expanded tax credits?
by
Ben Bradford
May 31, 2019
An expanded earned income tax credit has been floated by a number of Democratic presidential hopefuls.
Can Congress fix the broken process that governs government spending?
Nov 29, 2018
A bipartisan committee has spent nearly a year trying to come up with a better way to do things
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How much U.S. debt is too much?
Oct 16, 2018
Balancing the federal budget is a bigger deal for politicians than economists.
How much U.S. debt is too much?
Oct 16, 2018
Balancing the federal budget is a bigger deal for politicians than economists.
Federal deficit rises to six-year high following last year's tax cut
by
Ben Bradford
Oct 16, 2018
The U.S. government is spending more and taking in less. The Treasury Department reported on Monday that the federal deficit has increased this past budget year to $779 billion, the largest deficit since 2012. The biggest culprit is last year’s Republican-backed tax overhaul, which cut tax rates for businesses and individuals. The tax law likely […]