August 6 - Today, the CBO released the second of two lengthy reports outlining the budgetary options of various policies likely to be undertaken by...

August 5 - Harry Reid and other top Senate officials are confident that a vote to extend the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers program)...

August 4 - Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reiterated the administration's pledge not to raise taxes on Americans earning less...

July 31 - Yesterday, the House passed its final FY 2010 appropriations bill, but, in the process, disregarded requests from the Pentagon and Obama...

July 31 - U.S. real GDP declined by 1.0% (annual rate) in the second quarter, the fourth straight quarterly drop, according to today's report by the...

July 30 - Yesterday, CRFB put out a release urging policymakers to focus on controlling costs associated with current health care reform efforts. The...

July 29 - Both the House and Senate announced today that influential legislators had helped negotiate compromises aimed at pushing health care reform...

June 28 - Martin Crutsinger reports today that, at least behind closed doors, China has been raising serious concerns about the state of the US...

July 27 - This weekend, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two very significant reports, Additional Information Regarding the Effects of...

July 24 - Read Fred Hiatt's excellent interview with President Obama on health care reform and the need to deal with the fiscal crisis. Important...