— Extend the police takeover: Under the 51-year-old federal law creating D.C.’s local government, Trump can seize control of ...

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The US government has spent over a trillion dollars more than it collected in revenue during the first 10 months of the 2025 ...

Just read Article I, Section 8, which says, “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ...

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Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel discussed the current budget and economic outlook. He reported the U.S. could default on its debt between July and September unless the ...

The Congressional Budget Office projects an explosive rise in federal debt, despite slight improvements in the past year, as the country faces a fiscal reckoning in the coming decades.

Professor Phillip Joyce, author of the book The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking. Thank you for teaching us about CBO and its work.