government spending

A report from the Congressional Budget office says President Obama's health care law could save the federal government $84 billion over the next decade. That savings is mostly because of the Supreme Court ruling last month, and a part of the law it ruled out.

Lawmakers in Washington are poised today to approve a bill that provides billions for transportation projects and lowers student loan interest rates.

Commentator Robert Reich says new recession could follow if the U.S. adopts Europe's deep cuts in government spending.

America's role in the war in Afghanistan is winding down, according to President Obama, who gave a speech in Kabul, Afghanistan last night.

Commentator Liz Herman says we need to find a way to both reduce the deficit and spend the right amount on social services.

After similar legislation failed in California, Texas, and Illinois, a lawmaker in Florida is hoping to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda, candy, and other junk food.

Later this morning President Obama is expected to outline a new plan to shrink government. He's going to ask Congress to give him the authority to merge some departments and agencies.

In this week's quiz, Stephan Richter shows us how U.S. spending in Afghanistan stacks up against American spending for the United Nations.

Lawmakers are on track to agree to a temporary budget deal ahead of tonight's midnight deadline.

Now that Congress has averted a government shutdown, it takes up the extension of the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits