Program and tax changes in the massive budget reconciliation bill are reshaping states’ short- and long-term fiscal pictures.

Defense spending will grow steadily, while cuts will “continue to fall disproportionately on civil agencies until elections change the balance of power." ...

With only weeks left in the session, Congress remains divided on health subsidies, federal spending and college athletics ...

Tariffs will bring in $300 billion to $400 billion a year, which would help to pay a fraction of the interest payments of more than $1 trillion in 2025.

A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution.

During October, tax revenue remained robust at $404 billion, suggesting that the impact of October’s 20-year high in layoffs ...

Local officials say more than 14,500 L.A. County households in subsidized, permanent housing could be forced into ...

In light of the nation’s $38 trillion national debt, U.S. House lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss ways to structure a ...

Nicholas Martens, who has been farming hemp and selling products derived from the crop for years, fears a recent change in ...

The Supreme Court may rule on a case allowing unlimited coordinated spending by political parties and candidates, potentially ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation slowed a bit in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the central bank next week.

U.S. consumer spending increased moderately in September after three straight months of solid gains, suggesting a loss of ...