Tag: Budgets and Deficits

An economics lesson for America

Nathanael Snow · March 16, 2018 12:01 am

President Trump signs a tax-overhaul bill into law in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

The GOP’s spending blowout invalidates ‘Starve the Beast’ tax cuts

Brian Riedl · March 15, 2018 7:16 pm

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Interest on the debt likely to quadruple in 10 years: Study

Pete Kasperowicz · March 15, 2018 7:00 pm

President Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on tax policy in St. Louis.

Trump admits he was surprised to learn US has trade surplus with Canada

Katelyn Caralle · March 15, 2018 1:46 pm

A group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., is pushing leadership to include her legislation allowing states to collect sales taxes for online purchases in a must-pass spending bill.

Must-pass spending bill held up by congressional wish lists

Susan Ferrechio · March 15, 2018 12:02 am

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego.

Beltway Confidential

White House opposes trading 3-year DACA extension for 3 years of border wall money

Sarah Bedford · March 14, 2018 6:33 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., speaks at the Capitol in Washington.

National Security

Future defense budgets could be a ‘dry hole’ after major funding increase, House appropriations chairman warns

Travis J. Tritten · March 14, 2018 6:27 pm

A rally to demand the government introduce an emergency budget for the National Health Service (NHS) to end a winter crisis. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Beltway Confidential

Britain has budget problems, and the US can learn from them

Tom Rogan · March 12, 2018 3:51 pm

President Trump is expected to announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans will let tariffs ruin the economy, because they are afraid of angering Trump

Philip Wegmann · March 8, 2018 6:46 pm

To avoid the regular recurrence of government shutdowns, and to make fiscal profligacy at least somewhat easier to ward off, Reps. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., and Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., on Thursday will introduce a bill to reform Congress' budget process. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Beltway Confidential

How to end government shutdowns (or at least make them much less likely)

Quin Hillyer · March 8, 2018 2:18 am

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, "Hyde language needs to be in whatever we do." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King · March 8, 2018 12:27 am

"We're about to add $11 trillion in the next decade to the debt," Sen. David Perdue observed. "That's $31 trillion. That will be half of all sovereign debt in the world." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

David Perdue: Congress might never pass a budget again

Joel Gehrke · March 7, 2018 10:18 pm