The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington's federal budget plan, already endorsed by President Trump, has gotten the OK from the House, and ...

The US federal budget gap widened to a record $840 billion for the first third of the fiscal year, propelled by spending increases in areas including health, Social Security, transfers to veterans ...

Since the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic began in mid-2020, U.S. economic growth ... to their historic average (see chart) The main concern is that the federal budget deficit has swelled.

The U.S. Federal Budget Balance, a key indicator of the nation’s fiscal health, has reported a deficit significantly larger than anticipated. The actual number stands at a deficit of $129.0 ...

Data: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Chart: Axios Visuals Both presidential candidates' agendas would add trillions to already-enormous U.S. fiscal deficits over the next decade ...

Many borrowers put repayments on hold while they were paused, hoping student loans would be wiped clean. That won’t happen, ...