Citing a strengthening U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve last week announced it would begin raising short-term interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis and recession -- a reminder that the federal government expects to face rapidly rising…
WASHINGTON -- Despite their frequent expressions of concern about the federal debt, lawmakers are pursuing a plan that would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt over the next decade by extending some tax breaks, making others permanent,…
Donald Trump is often described as an “unconventional” candidate. On the federal budget, however, his campaign promises are entirely too conventional. As Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby writes in a new blog post, some candidates deny the necessity…
National health expenditures grew more quickly in 2014 than in recent years, according to a new report by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While the five previous years saw historically slow growth, in 2014 spending…
