Federal education policymakers find themselves at a critical intersection of budget policy and human investment as they consider budget reconciliation legislation. Updated, March 4, 2025: This post ...

In the next 10 years, our gross federal debt will rise from $40 trillion to nearly $64 trillion.

The country is in a moment where the distribution of responsibilities and resources between local communities and the federal government is shifting. The last four years have been defined by large ...

Over the last two years, Federal crop insurance premium subsidies have been raised far more by procedures outside the farm bill than inside the farm bill. Two USDA administrative actions raised the ...

The federal statistical system costs less than one-tenth of one percent of the federal budget. The return on that investment for the taxpayer is enormous. But despite its importance, the FSS faces ...

After telling House lawmakers that the F.B.I. needed more resources, Kash Patel told senators that he agreed with a proposal to slash more than $500 million from the agency. By Devlin Barrett ...

The current government shutdown is the just latest reminder of what Americans already know: the federal government is dysfunctional. Nowhere is this more evident than in Congress, where a broken ...

The Senate faces a Friday night deadline to vote to fund the federal agencies — a scenario that’s become all too common in Washington with the regular looming threat of a government shutdown. But it ...

Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a budget that relies heavily on federal funding, despite the possibility of a federal funding freeze. State officials expressed concern over potential cuts to programs like ...

The final outcome of the fiscal year 2026 federal budget process is uncertain. Continuing resolutions, potentially for the entire year, are a strong possibility. The specter of a complete process ...