Chart of the Day: Unauthorized Spending | The Fiscal Times
Nov 22, 2024 · Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said this week that they plan to target billions of dollars in “unauthorized” federal spending as part of their effort to trim waste from the budget.
Speaker Johnson Outlines 5-Point Republican Agenda for 2025
Oct 1, 2024 · House Speaker Mike Johnson pitched Wall Street today on Republicans’ agenda of tax cuts and deregulation, promising to deliver an economic boost while also pursuing “fiscal responsibility ...
Why Republicans, Democrats Think Differently About Taxes
Aug 18, 2020 · Opinions about tax policy are divided in the U.S. along fairly predictable partisan lines, with Republicans typically expressing preferences for lower taxes compared to Democrats, but how do those ...
Republicans Fume Over ‘Dumpster Fire’ Funding Bill
Dec 18, 2024 · Congress is once again rushing to pass a stopgap measure to fund the government and avoid a shutdown of federal agencies — and, as has so often been the case in recent years, the process has ...
Harris Economic Plan 'Vastly Superior,' 23 Nobel Prize Winners Say
Oct 23, 2024 · Good evening. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to answer questions from “persuadable” voters at a CNN Town Hall outside Philadelphia at 9 p.m. ET tonight. Former President Donald Trump held ...
Which Former President Costs US the Most? | The Fiscal Times
Jul 26, 2016 · President Obama vetoed a bill last week that would have limited the taxpayer money spent on expense accounts for former presidents.. The bill, titled the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act ...
Trump Economic Plan Would Spur Inflation, Slow Growth: Analysis
Sep 26, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs on imported goods and deport millions of undocumented immigrants would be a double whammy for the U.S. economy, reducing economic growth ...
Republicans Already Feel Better About the Economy, While …
Dec 10, 2024 · Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster just named “polarization” its 2024 word of the year, and if you need any evidence that it is an apt choice, consider this: Even before President-elect ...
House Republicans Advance a 2025 Budget Plan | The Fiscal Times
Mar 7, 2024 · Even as Congress tries to wrap up the drawn-out appropriations process for the 2024 fiscal year, which started back in October, lawmakers are also eager to turn the page to the 2025 budget.
One Bill or Two? Republicans Split on Strategy to Pass Trump …
Jan 7, 2025 · With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in two weeks, Republican leaders are speeding ahead with plans to quickly enact their sweeping agenda.