House Budget Plan Could End Subsidized Student Loans

This week, a House subcommittee approved its section of the newest federal budget, which contained a proposal to eliminate ...

Federal budget deficit projected to hit $2 trillion this fiscal year, ranking among largest in US history

The U.S. is projected to run a budget deficit of at least $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026, according to Treasury Department ...
Fox Business

US budget deficit has widened by $109B from a year ago despite influx of tariff revenue

The U.S. federal government's annual budget deficit has widened by $109 billion so far this fiscal year despite an influx of tariff revenue to the government's coffers. The nonpartisan Congressional ...
Forbes

Education Spending In The Crosshairs Of Federal Budget Reconciliation

Federal education policymakers find themselves at a critical intersection of budget policy and human investment as they consider budget reconciliation legislation. Updated, March 4, 2025: This post ...
The New York Times

Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
CNN

Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars

As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to slash at least $2 trillion from the federal budget. But ...
The New York Times

What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.

A short-term spending bill, a 10-year budget plan and Musk’s cost-cutting team are all progressing at once. By Margot Sanger-Katz and Alicia Parlapiano Reporting from Washington Republicans in ...