Nation Aug 21 Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Politics Feb 11 Federal deficits and debt will worsen over next decade, Congressional Budget Office finds Congressional Budget Office projections also indicate that inflation doesn't hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate until 2030. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders The vote is a remarkable rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson, who tried to stop it. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Sep 30 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily in shutdown, CBO estimates The Congressional Budget Office estimates that roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day of a shutdown, with the total daily cost of their compensation at roughly $400 million, according to an analysis of federal agencies’ latest contingency plans… By Associated Press
Politics Jun 04 WATCH: Schumer says GOP wants to 'strangle health care' with Trump tax bill Republican leaders in Congress, determined to muscle President Donald Trump’s sweeping package forward, had little to say after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its analysis Wednesday. But Democrats piled on with relentless opposition. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Jun 04 What is the CBO? A look at the budget office in the middle of the debate over Trump's big bill By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A small, government office with some 275 employees has found itself caught in the political crossfire as Congress debates President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill.”… Continue reading
Jun 04 How Trump's big bill will affect taxes, the deficit and health care, according to the budget office By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: White House criticizes GOP senators worried about national debt and attacks CBO By Associated Press The president fired off a series of angry posts on social media Tuesday morning about Paul’s opposition to Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts package. Continue reading
May 22 House Republicans pull an all-nighter to pass Trump's bill of tax breaks and program cuts By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from President Donald Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that's central to the GOP agenda. Continue reading
May 21 As House GOP grinds ahead, new CBO report says Trump's big tax cuts bill will add to deficit By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press GOP leaders worked late into the night to convince skeptical Republicans who have problems on several fronts, including worries that it will pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt. Continue reading