Government funding will expire on January 30, 2026, at which point agencies funded under six of the 12 appropriations bills ...

Despite a recent ice storm, over 200 people turned out for hot chocolate and health policy on January 28, 2026‘s for the ...

The following six FY 2026 funding bills have been enacted: Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy-Water; Interior-Environment; Agriculture; Military Construction-VA; and Legislative Branch. The most recent ...

This week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its annual report required under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go ...

A fiscal crisis – sometimes called a sovereign debt crisis – is a sharp economic shock or downturn caused or sparked by high ...

Before the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released economic and fiscal projections showing considerable expected economic and ...

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 began with the longest government shutdown in modern history, lasting from October 1, 2025 through November 12, 2025. On November 12, the President signed a funding measure that ...

Medicare, a federal health insurance program, provides coverage primarily to people aged 65 and older. Its Hospital Insurance trust fund finances just Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient care in ...

Find the latest analysis and findings on appropriations from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the programs. The Trustees find that both Social Security and Medicare are within a decade of ...

The national debt is on course to reach a record share of the economy under the next presidential administration, due in part to policies approved by Presidents Trump and Biden during their time in ...