Feb 26, 2025 · In the month since Republican Donald Trump returned to the White House on Jan 20, overall federal spending is higher than during the same period a year earlier under former President Joe Biden,...

1 day ago · The package also allows for budget increases with some $175 billion to pay for Trump’s deportation operation and as much for the Defense Department to bolster military spending.

Apr 3, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy.. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, Senate Republicans ...

1 day ago · The measure’s fate had been in doubt for days before the vote, as anti-spending House Republicans warned that the plan would add too much to the nation’s debt and defied Mr. Trump’s ...

1 day ago · Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., make statements to reporters ahead of vote in the House to pass a bill on President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities of spending reductions and tax breaks, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Apr 4, 2025 · More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump's $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, Senate Republicans voted ...

Feb 21, 2025 · In the first month of President Donald Trump 's second term, the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has swiftly implemented a series of spending cuts...

The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive …

Mar 14, 2025 · President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

Oct 8, 2021 · As we did for his predecessor four years ago, we present a final look at the numbers. The economy lost 2.7 million jobs. The unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percentage points to 6.4%. Paychecks...