Fiscal hawks warn that deficits produce higher inflation rates and higher interest rates that harm the poor the most.

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President Donald Trump is said to be considering using an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, but what impact would that have on Americans? Trump campaigned on the issue, calling ...

Lamont invited legislators to celebrate CT's string of budget surpluses, then outlined a path of continued prudence, tinged ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump’s ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent financial disclosures show a “massive” amount of credit card debt, according to experts.

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Social media posts claimed Donald Trump and Elon Musk had simply "learned from the master" in their attempts to cut ...

The US Treasury has $133 billion of extraordinary measures left, in addition to its cash pile, to help keep paying the ...

GOP senators will attend a private dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, the day after House Republicans had a marathon meeting in the White House to try to hash out a plan to get Trump's agenda ...

"This is just a highlight of some legislation … in line with the three top priority areas that we’re focused on — economic ...