That’s the message of a pie chart now ... blame for our budget deficit. And so ends today’s lesson in Republican logic." To check the accuracy of this pie chart, we had to make a few assumptions.

If the two-year, bipartisan spending deal that the Senate announced Wednesday is any indicator, legislators appear to have had enough of the recurring budget drama. House members will vote on the ...

Most Americans think of themselves as middle class. For many, the line between a stable life and a fragile one is thinning. Examine the typical American family’s monthly budget, line by line ...