One of the biggest challenges in getting public support for deficit-reduction measures has always been knowledge about the composition of the federal...

Yesterday, Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced H.R. 1252, the “Medicare Information Act” (MedInfo Act). The legislation aims to...

Update 4/4: The Blue Dog Democrats sent a letter to President Obama calling for a compromise on a long-term spending bill to prevent a government...

Today Senate Republicans unveiled legislation (S.J. Res 10) to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has the support of all...

Back in December, we had surmised that due to recent developments with Citigroup, GM, and AIG, CBO's cost estimate of TARP would come down further...

If the current budget drama in Washington ever becomes the stuff of a feature film--yes, a real stretch, but we've seen worse from Hollywood--maybe it...

The term "shutdown" is being tossed around in Washington as much as "Cinderella" has been on ESPN as of late. With the current continuing resolution...

In Sunday's New York Times, Gregory Mankiw, a Harvard economics professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) under President...