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CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by...
Biden's student loan forgiveness will cost US about $400 billion, CBO estimates
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's action to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers and...
Is Biden responsible for dip in inflation? President's victory lap is premature, experts say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden touted progress on inflation Tuesday, even though the government's...
The GOP’s Big Idea To Stop Spending Has Been Tried Before, And It Only Sort Of Worked
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThroughout the on-and-off negotiations over whether to raise the debt limit, congressional...
I helped balance the federal budget in the 1990s – here's just how hard it will be for the GOP to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBill Clinton, at right, oversaw the first balanced budget since 1969, with some help from a...
Biden defends $6.9 trillion budget proposal, GOP calls plan for 2024 'misguided'; Recap
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden fired the opening shot in his budget negotiations with...
Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn’t bolstered: analysis
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe average retired couple would see a $17,400 Social Security cut in 2033 if the program is allowed...
School closed? No flights? What would a federal government shutdown mean for you?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe House on Tuesday approved newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed funding extension,...
Prescription drugs, taxes, climate change: What the Inflation Reduction Act will mean for you
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – A Democratic plan to combat climate change and lower prescription-drug costs is a...
After Brinkmanship Over Debt, House GOP Tees Up Potentially $1 Trillion In Tax Cuts
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLess than two weeks after the end of the debt limit fight that Republicans said they started because...