In government as with individual, what’s not spent is shifted to other existing priorities, or much worse, all new ones. It’s the new spending initiatives that are the most perilous.

If Trump wants American businesses to "THRIVE, in fact, THRIVE like never before!" he could act on his promise to "cut ...

Republicans face internal divisions over shutdown prevention with 14 legislative days left, as some Freedom Caucus members ...

Google will heavily discount cloud computing services for the United States government, in a deal that could be finalised ...

The procedural vote came after Republicans agreed to restore money for treatments in Africa.

Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much the government is spending. Because that is the true tax.” – Milton ...

Most U.S. adults, 56%, say the U.S. government is spending too much on assistance to other countries, which is down from 69% in an AP-NORC poll from March 2023.

Which speaks to the danger of spending cuts. Talk about "regime uncertainty." Unfortunate and economy-sapping as much government spending is today, the good news is that it’s a known.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with McKay Coppins, who recently profiled Russell Vought in the Atlantic. Vought is a key player in the Trump administration's push to remake the federal government.

The Republicans’ focus on spending—when they’re not responsible for it—obscures the fact that the U.S. collects significantly less money as a share of GDP than comparable countries, and ...