The Federal Budget

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.

U.S. Congress

Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

U.S. Capitol is seen after the House approved a bill to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTS157JN

FixGov

Why Trump’s move to rescind spending might find favor in the House, but not the Senate

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) is shown speaking on a monitor about tax cuts during a media briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2018.

U.S. Economy

The federal budget outlook: Even crazier after all these years

Alan Auerbach, William G. Gale, and Aaron Krupkin

Monday, April 23, 2018

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sits under a display of the U.S. national debt.

Up Front

The fiscal picture is worse than it looks—and it looks bad

William G. Gale

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union .

U.S. Economy

Trump’s formula for growing the U.S. economy—what will work and what won’t

Martin Neil Baily

Friday, February 16, 2018

Four-year olds Ryan Htut (L) and Justin Hernandez play in a plastic cube at the Frederick, Maryland Head Start facility March 13, 2012.

Children & Families

Why the federal government should subsidize childcare and how to pay for it

Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst

Thursday, March 9, 2017

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Infrastructure

Budgeting for investment

Steve Redburn

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

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The Federal Budget

The fiscal outlook at the beginning of the Trump administration

Alan J. Auerbach and William G. Gale

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Federal Budget

A long-term budget for entitlements and required revenues

Stuart M Butler and Maya MacGuineas

Monday, January 9, 2017

Blog Posts

U.S. Government Publishing Office employee Darlene Matthews arranges new copies of President Donald Trump's Budget for the U.S. Government for the Fiscal Year 2019 at the U.S. Government Publishing Office in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018.

FixGov

The politics and tradeoffs of congressional budget process reform

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, March 19, 2018

Up Front

Three reasons to be optimistic about budget process reform

Stuart M Butler and Timothy Higashi

Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Avenue

Trump’s infrastructure plan puts workers at the bottom. They should be at the top

Joseph Kane

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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Events

2018

Feb

Past Event

Next steps for the Army: A conversation with Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Is there really a military readiness crisis in the United States?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

A discussion with Reps. Rick Larsen and Don Bacon on U.S. defense needs and priorities

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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Multimedia

Retired engineer and his wife look over documents concerning their investments at their home in Orlando.

The Federal Budget

America’s aging population could worsen the federal budget problem

Fred Dews and Louise Sheiner

Friday, March 30, 2018

Copies of the 2016 U.S. Government budget

Unpacked

What’s wrong with the congressional budget process?

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, November 3, 2017

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Order from Chaos

Reps. Don Bacon and Rick Larsen share their views on defense priorities and challenges

Ian Livingston

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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The Federal Budget

Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

Why Trump’s move to rescind spending might find favor in the House, but not the Senate

The federal budget outlook: Even crazier after all these years

The fiscal picture is worse than it looks—and it looks bad

Reports

Trump’s formula for growing the U.S. economy—what will work and what won’t

Why the federal government should subsidize childcare and how to pay for it

Budgeting for investment

The fiscal outlook at the beginning of the Trump administration

A long-term budget for entitlements and required revenues

Blog Posts

The politics and tradeoffs of congressional budget process reform

Three reasons to be optimistic about budget process reform

Trump’s infrastructure plan puts workers at the bottom. They should be at the top

Events

Next steps for the Army: A conversation with Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy

Is there really a military readiness crisis in the United States?

A discussion with Reps. Rick Larsen and Don Bacon on U.S. defense needs and priorities

Related Books

The $13 Trillion Question

Central Banking after the Great Recession

Dead Men Ruling

Multimedia

America’s aging population could worsen the federal budget problem

What’s wrong with the congressional budget process?

Reps. Don Bacon and Rick Larsen share their views on defense priorities and challenges

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