Debt & Deficits

In an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday, editor Fred Hiatt pushed back on assertions by the Obama Administration that they have won over the...

House Republicans plan to vote this week on a jobs package combining bills that would "build a robust economy and foster job creation." While...

Former Pennsylvania governor and Fix the Debt Campaign co-chair Ed Rendell (D) has penned an op-ed arguing that progressive candidates should care...

The Council on Foreign Relations has released a new report and scorecard comparing the United States federal debt situation to other G-7 countries...

In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman argued that the focus on the national debt represented “an imaginary budget and debt crisis...

In the coming days, the Senate will vote on the House-passed measure to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. The bill is a last-ditch effort to prevent...

Today, Wonkblog published a “ Know More” feature arguing that “You Should Tune Out Politicians Who Are Still Talking about Government Debt.” As...

In advance of the release of their analysis of the President's budget, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated their budget baseline for...

Budgets for the upcoming fiscal year have been released from the White House, House Republicans, House Democrats, the Republican Study Committee, the...