Tag: budget
Inflation Is Stubborn. Is the Federal Budget Deficit Making It Worse?
A crucial question hangs over the American economy and this fall's presidential election: Why are consumer prices still rising uncomfortably quickly, even after...
House Republicans ramp up Speaker Johnson pressure after budget saga
House Freedom Caucus member U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks during a press conference about federal government spending on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
Yellen defends Biden budget against GOP senators’ fears of tax hikes
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March...
Border-funding battle snags Congress budget talks
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with (LR) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY),...
Biden Budget Lays Out Battle Lines Against Trump
President Biden staked out key economic fault lines in his budget this week with former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential...
Biden’s $7.3 Trillion Budget Proposal Highlights Divide With Trump and GOP
President Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget on Monday that includes tax hikes on corporations and high earners, new spending on social programs...
Biden’s 2025 budget marries progressive tax hikes with populist campaign planks
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a campaign rally on abortion rights at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia,...
Congressional leaders strike partial budget deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R.L.A., speak during a lighting ceremony for the...
UK posts record budget surplus in January
Jeremy Hunt, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, holds the dispatch box as he stands with colleagues from the Treasury outside 11 Downing Street...
