Tag: budget

The Congressional Budget Office survived two major assaults on its existence earlier this week. The House of Representatives considered two amendments to a spending bill...

President Donald Trump is all about self-sufficiency, which isn't always good for governing a country. We can see that by his proposed budget. Many...

President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget makes dramatic cuts to what little remains of the social safety net. If the budget is approved, many will...

This fall, college students are going to be slapped with even more debt when borrowing for college. President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating subsidized...

Debt Ceiling May Be Reached Sooner Than Expected https://twitter.com/johniadarola/status/857340335864676352 Mick Mulvaney, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, spoke to Congress on Wednesday, warning them...

The Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly may have set the standard for legislative pettiness and vindictiveness last year. When Charlotte passed an ordinance...

President Donald Trump's supposed budget-slashing is looking less like fiscal responsibility and more like someone chopping their way through the rain forest with a...

The weather-beaten ‘Trump 2016’ signs that litter my home state of West Virginia are in your face daily. People in WV showed up in...

The GOP’s plan for replacing Obamacare was recently released and we learned that 24 million Americans will lose their coverage under this new plan....

President Donald Trump centered his campaign around building a big wall along the Mexican border. Construction of that wall isn't just an added expense,...

The Trump administration is set to enact dramatic cuts to yet another federal science agency, according to a report by the Washington Post. The National...

Michigan’s Democratic senators slammed Donald Trump’s new budget for cutting EPA funds to a Great Lakes restoration program by 97 percent. The proposed budget would...

File this one under "we are not surprised." The President who made his name by scaring the daylights out of Americans has a budget proposal...

The incoming administration is reportedly preparing to make dramatic cuts to federal spending. They plan on cutting $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next...

Now that “repeal and replace Obamacare” has moved from Republican mantra to near-inevitability, it’s becoming clear that repealing the landmark healthcare legislation will be...

Police misconduct is front and center in the national spotlight. People across the nation are asking for police accountability. What began as a cry...

A crisis in the recruitment and resources of public defenders across the U.S. has created near-endless workloads and left thousands of people serving unwarranted...

Someone is not balancing the Army's books very well. They had to do all kinds of ledger voodoo to make it look like the...

The Office of the Inspector General recently released a shocking report about the United States military's finances. The Pentagon's record-keeping system is so poor that it...

Scott Walker's presidential campaign began with good early polling numbers in Iowa, then turned into an absolute trainwreck before they even got to the...