Domestic Spending

Senator James Lankford (R-OK), former Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) successor, is maintaining the Debt Doctor's legacy with his Federal Fumbles book...

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law earlier this week, is fully offset over the next ten years, according to the scoring conventions of...

The budget deal recently signed into law relied heavily on one-time savings and gimmicks to offset the costs of the package, with less than half of...

Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...

This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the shortfalls facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which guarantees defined...

The Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week posted a draft bill that would extend government funding until December 11 and avert a...

On October 1, lawmakers will have to pass new appropriations or a continuing resolution, or the government will shut down for the second time in two...

A recent press report (paywall) indicates that Republicans may be looking to pay for increased defense spending next year by promising defense cuts...