Budgets and Deficits

President Obama plans to travel to Galesburg, Ill., Warrensburg, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., this week. (AP File)

Economy

Obama’s economic speeches aimed at shaping fall budget showdown

Susan Crabtree -

July 23, 2013 4:00 am

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

White House: Spending cuts ‘diminished the sense of the greatness of America’

Joel Gehrke -

July 23, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said spending cuts must be part of any agreement to raise the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate

Lawmakers already bracing for fiscal fights this fall

Steve Contorno -

July 23, 2013 4:00 am

The lingering jobs crisis following the 2008 financial crash lacks one of the few silver linings associated with previous recessions: people living healthier lifestyles. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Past recessions boosted health, but not the Great Recession

Joseph Lawler -

July 22, 2013 4:00 am

This week will see continued discussion of the fate of Detroit which filed for municipal bankruptcy on Thursday evening. (AP/Paul Sancya)

Economy

The week ahead in economics: President Obama’s jobs pivot, housing, and Detroit

Joseph Lawler -

July 22, 2013 4:00 am

Healthcare

State Obamacare exchanges unlikely to make deadline, GAO says

Richard Pollock -

July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Thanks to artificially low interest rates, the United States has been able to finance deficits exceeding $1 trillion every year from 2009 through 2012 at very low cost. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Politics

Big Ideas: On deficits, leaner armies and government innovation

Joseph Lawler -

July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, smiles as he walks to the floor of the House of Representatives as the GOP majority passed legislation to replace the No Child Left Behind law, in Washington, Friday, July 19. The Student Success Act reflects the long-held Republican premise that Washington has no business determining how local school systems are run. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Education

House passes revamp of No Child Left Behind law

Sean Lengell -

July 19, 2013 4:00 am

The headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Board, 1700 G St. NW in Washington. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Congressmen fume at CFPB’s lavish renovation expenses

Richard Pollock -

July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. David Vitter, R-La. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Op-Eds

MANHATTAN MOMENT: Dodd-Frank, meet Warren and Vitter

Nicole Gelinas -

July 19, 2013 4:00 am

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Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Obama’s economic speeches aimed at shaping fall budget showdown

White House: Spending cuts ‘diminished the sense of the greatness of America’

Lawmakers already bracing for fiscal fights this fall

Past recessions boosted health, but not the Great Recession

The week ahead in economics: President Obama’s jobs pivot, housing, and Detroit

State Obamacare exchanges unlikely to make deadline, GAO says

Big Ideas: On deficits, leaner armies and government innovation

House passes revamp of No Child Left Behind law

Congressmen fume at CFPB’s lavish renovation expenses

MANHATTAN MOMENT: Dodd-Frank, meet Warren and Vitter

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