The director of the Congressional Budget Office—known for its gloomy national debt data—is very optimistic that a crisis will be avoided entirely

"Making progress to address the fiscal trajectory would be a positive for the U.S. economy," Swagel said. "We can't go on [with] the scolding narrative." ...

Opinion: The states have lessons for Congress about the exploding national debt

Indiana determined two decades ago to turn around its poor financial position. It now holds a AAA credit rating and has ...

Congressional Budget Office Says Shifting Tariff Policy Could Balloon Deficit by $1.1 Trillion

The United States federal budget could expand by a whopping $1.1 trillion over the next decade due to recent evolutions in ...
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Congressional Budget Office says Trump’s immigration crackdown will shrink U.S. population faster than expected, a threat to inflation and GDP growth

The U.S. population is poised to begin contracting in 2031, earlier than projected, according to the Congressional Budget Office, in large part due to President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration ...
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OPM’s 2027 budget proposal hinges on modernizing federal HR

As OPM ramps up modernization efforts with a much smaller workforce, the agency's 2027 budget justification reveals where it may be heading the next few years.