As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized a unified Republican commitment to advancing Trump’s agenda amid budget negotiations.

Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of ...

Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs ...

According to polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, U.S adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key issues and programs. But conversely – and the ...

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The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

Trump says he'll order the Treasury Department to halt penny production to save money. Costly nickels, however, could cancel out savings.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to ...

Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the U.S. Treasury Department loses far more money on ...

State lawmakers in the early days of the 2025 Legislative Session are warning that actions being taken by President Donald ...