Discover key arguments for and against a balanced federal budget, exploring potential impacts on national debt, taxpayers, and future economic stability.

Federal spending is in the spotlight this year like never before, as the Trump administration has bypassed Congress and held up billions of dollars lawmakers had already approved for education.

Pennsylvania enters its fourth month of budget gridlock as the only state in the country without some kind of spending plan in place for the coming year. And now, the commonwealth faces the ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. Colorado lawmakers are returning to the Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special session to address ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget includes federal funding cuts to after-school programs, which help thousands of students here in Lincoln. According to the Afterschool ...

Union leaders are warning that the simultaneous state and federal budget impasses have already started exacerbating one another, potentially leading to a much broader shutdown in public services than ...

North Carolina General Assembly is back in session this week, but legislators still don’t have a budget for the new fiscal year which began July 1. To continue funding for basic functions of the state ...

Iraq’s financial adviser confirms external debt stands at just 4% of GDP, with total public debt remaining within safe ...