The United States devotes a minuscule portion of its federal spending to the nation’s babies. In fiscal year 2025, 1.59% of ...

The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal deficit estimate is $142 ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have been working closely on a package for billions more in spending in the May 12 budget.

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

The Congressional Budget Office expects the U.S. federal deficit to rise more over the coming years than previously expected, a release by the agency showed Wednesday.

A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday found that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to ...

Oregon lawmakers will vote on legislation aimed at undoing several federal tax changes at the state level as lawmakers work ...

Citing rising costs and shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs.

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

State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, spurred by looming federal rules that will force states with high ...

A perfect storm is hitting state budgets. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has cut billions in federal support for Medicaid and food stamps, adding to state shortfalls related to ...

Trump touts a $1 trillion defense budget, a $1,776 troop bonus and a tougher stance on Iran in his 2026 State of the Union.