Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

Two Democratic senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, said Democrats should not vote for a spending package that would affirm President Trump’s agenda in gutting federal agencies.

In contrast, mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would tank the U.S. economy. If President Donald Trump can limit himself to booting criminals and those under existing deportation orders, and ...

Six program areas account for 85% of improper federal payments, according to the GAO: Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment ...

Beef prices are rising again because of government intervention in the monetary system and in regulation of the beef industry ...

States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...

To address higher-than-anticipated costs, Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed an increase of $2.5 billion in Medicaid spending ...

Lamont’s budget invests in universal preschool but does not meet the needs of other nonprofits, like food banks and ...

It's been nearly five years, and the total cost of wasteful COVID-era spending is still being realized. A recent Department ...

Despite an unprecedented amount of money spent through ESSER funds, student achievement continues to plummet, leading to a ...

WASHINGTON—House Republicans are sharply divided over how much government spending they should cut, and the dispute is ...

Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates ...