EconomyCommentary
Two major issues will dominate the congressional budget debate over the coming months—the debt limit and the future of the Budget Control Act discretionary spending… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Californians brag that their state is the world’s fifth-largest economy. They talk as reverentially of Silicon Valley companies Apple, Facebook, and Google as the ancient… Read More
EconomyNews
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday told a gathering of state governors that the Trump administration is working with Congress on what he called a… Read More
Economy Analysis
As the national debt ticks upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as it considers a massive omnibus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress is back at it with a last-minute, massive spending bill that no one will have time to read. Late Wednesday night, House and Senate… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The U.S. national debt hit $22 trillion this week for the first time in history. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Congress are ignoring the law and their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wow. $22 trillion. Let that huge number sink in. It’s the gross national debt reported Monday by the Treasury Department. The question is, now that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Before legislation passes either the House or the Senate, lawmakers should know how much it costs. That would seem to go without saying. But lawmakers… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the past 40 years, the federal government has shut down 21 times due to political disagreements over funding. Most of America, including the government… Read More
EconomyNews
While federal employees return to work after the historic 35-day partial government shutdown, there is little being said about their employer’s climbing national debt of… Read More
