U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...

On that last front, he made some news, saying he wants his party to not vote to raise the nation’s debt limit unless they extract some policy wins in exchange. "It would be political malpractice for ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he'd be willing to negotiate with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, something President ...

But the attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that Donald Trump and JD Vance advanced at their press briefing Thursday—which was nominally in response to the tragic mid-air ...

Shahin Vallée’s op-ed on Germany’s debt brake (January 30) is yet another example of the popular narrative that the ...

Donald Trump has successfully blurred the lines between Republicans and Democrats by stealing their playbooks on issues such ...

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed ...

Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin will first drop to $75K before surging to $250K, citing Trump’s economic policies, Fed tensions, and a looming liquidity crisis.

Usually, housing is very sensitive to Fed rate changes. But the last few cuts have actually corresponded with mortgage rate ...

Rising deficits and interest costs impede economic growth and undermine global trust in the dollar.

A top surprise for markets this year could be the Fed ultimately cutting rates three or more times, State Street said.

The Federal Reserve, which wraps up its latest monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, is about to enter one of the more ...