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We will soon see whether there is any remaining capacity in the U.S. political system to reach compromise across partisan lines for the common good. Republican congressional leaders say that if President Obama wants the government to reopen and the…


Reflecting the sour public mood towards Washington, a panel of experts on the federal budget described themselves Thursday night as worried, puzzled, frustrated and disappointed as the fiscal stalemate dragged on. They faulted top political leaders and other elected officials…


Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and other speakers at the University of Denver on Friday put the spotlight on the high risks of irresponsible fiscal policies to young Americans.Although the federal deficit dropped significantly in the fiscal year…


Despite the partial government shutdown, the online health insurance exchanges included in the Affordable Care Act went live last Tuesday, with federal officials reporting heavy user traffic.Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are running their own health exchanges. In…


Lawmakers struggling with the Fiscal 2014 budget could face an even tougher challenge funding the government in the future as interest payments rise to record levels, squeezing other parts of the budget and making it more difficult to hold down…


The federal shutdown over the 2014 budget continues amid growing concern among economists, investors, business executives, foreign leaders and others that Washington is also deadlocking over the federal debt limit -- raising the possibility that financial markets could fall sharply…


Lawmakers struggling with the Fiscal 2014 budget will face an even tougher challenge funding the government in future years as interest payments rise to record levels, squeezing other parts of the budget and making it more difficult to quell rising…


Legislation recently introduced in the Senate would strip away the tax-exempt status of professional sports leagues, including the NFL, NHL and PGA. (MLB switched its tax status to a limited liability corporation in 2007.)The bill, introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn…


The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report examining the viability of two “premium support” alternatives to the fee-for-service structure in Medicare.Both alternatives would have the federal government pay subsidies to insurance companies offering plans providing the same benefit…


The federal government began a partial shutdown today because it lacked a budget for the new fiscal year, raising concerns about whether Washington has become so dysfunctional that it might also fail to raise the federal debt limit before the…


Federal spending on everything other than major health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program), Social Security and net interest--will decline to historically low levels as a share of GDP in the next few decades, according to…


With a possible government shutdown less than a week away, Republicans and Democrats still seem to be on a collision course over the budget for Fiscal 2014. In addition, today Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned congressional leaders that unless the…

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