Rep. Brendan Boyle urges the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to detail the price of the war 'under several scenarios.

The earlier Social Security fund insolvency date is predicted due to concerns of higher inflation in the coming years.

Less tariff revenue means that the federal government needs to borrow more, so outlays for interest will be $0.4 trillion ...

Most of the costs are not budgeted for, meaning the Pentagon will need to request more funding soon, researchers say.

One problem I have with cost-of-war calculations is that they really do ignore the counterfactual,” Kent Smetters of the Penn ...

Republicans in Congress voted to block a D.C. tax policy. Then came a clash between D.C.’s chief financial officer and elected officials over $180 million.

A new CSIS report reveals the US military campaign against Iran has cost an estimated $3.7 billion in its first 100 hours, with most of this spending unbudgeted. The daily cost is approximately $891.4 ...

In his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025, President Donald Trump set a bold goal for the U.S. government. ...

Twenty-four US states have sued the Trump administration over tariffs imposed after the Supreme Court outlawed its original ...

The escalating conflict in Iran has thrust foundational legal questions about the president's war powers into the spotlight. Here are answers.

The United States has already spent an estimated $3.7 billion in the first 100 hours of its war against Iran, highlighting the enormous financial burden of the rapidly escalating conflict. The figure, ...

During the pandemic, Medicaid became a lifeline for millions of families. If you lost a job, had hours cut, or just needed ...