The United States has the smallest defense budget in nearly 100 years. If the U.S. is in a cold war, it seems to be cheaper and less urgent than the last.

Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...

Many people talk about both the weather and the U.S. national debt, but few do anything about either. The weather has a mind of its own, but this country’s national debt is a matter for Congress and ...

American health care costs are rising faster than GDP growth, a trend our economy cannot sustain. We must either fix our ...

In virtual remarks to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump on ...

Following a host of immigration-related executive actions from President Donald Trump and his vow to enact mass deportations, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Thursday highlighted how those policies ...

The Trump tax cuts are set to expire later this year, and that poses a real challenge for policymakers, businesses, and taxpayers alike. Americans face a $4 trillion tax hike as key provisions of the ...

Read about the CBO's projections regarding the country's budget and economy for 2025 and for the 10 years that follow.

The Congressional Budget Office says 2035 estimate is about 118% of U.S. gross domestic product, and will exceed the prior ...