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The Department of Government Efficiency says it has cut $165 billion of wasteful spending from the federal government, based on its self-reported numb...

President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...

The federal deficit will be $21.1 trillion in the 10-year period from 2025 to 2034, according to projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s bian...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — According to the latest available numbers, 77% of Americans carry at least some debt, with the average American owing a little over...

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising Monday and adding to the gains made during their best week of the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in afterno...

The 2024 election season, more than any in recent memory, has been defined by fear — of immigration, of crime, of autocracy, of our fellow Americans. ...

Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal government will have a budget deficit of $1.9 trillion this year, $400 billion more than was...

The Biden budget deficit this fiscal year probably will exceed $1.6 trillion. This from a president who has repeatedly tried to pass himself off as a ...

If you want inflation to drop, pay attention to the national debt. Interest payments on the debt recently surpassed spending on defense and Medicare, ...