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Happy Monday! Now that President Donald Trump has signed into law his so-called big, beautiful bill, the fiscal focus shifts to tariffs, the spending bills needed to avoid a government shutdown ...

The Senate’s top Democrat scored one tiny, largely meaningless win: Using Senate procedure, he forced Republicans’ official ...

That cost jumps closer to $4 trillion once rising interest payment costs are taken into account, according to fiscal experts.

A new analysis of the Republican megabill currently under consideration in the Senate finds that it could be much less costly than previously estimated — as long as you’re willing to ignore ...

The sweeping Republican tax-and-spending bill that would deliver on much of President Donald Trump's agenda would increase deficits by about $2.8 trillion over 10 years, once its economic effects ...

The Senate Finance Committee late Monday afternoon released the long-awaited text for its portion of the Republican budget reconciliation bill, including key changes to thorny elements of the ...

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that a deal easing trade tensions with China is “done,” pending final approval from him and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a post on his ...

The reconciliation bill containing much of President Trump’s agenda would provide a significant tax cut for high-income households, but low-income groups would receive far less of a boost and in ...

The White House on Friday proposed a fiscal year 2026 budget that would cut spending by $163 billion, with steep reductions to non-defense spending offset by an increase in outlays for defense and ...