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The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Musk’s deficit comments give conservatives the political cover they’d need to defy Trump and the White House, writes John Bowden

A state government is hanging its hat on potential asset sales and a public sector "efficiency unit" as means to pay down ballooning budget debt.

In an interview released Tuesday night, Musk complained that the bill would increase the federal deficit

Musk says he is "disappointed" by Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," claiming it will undo all of the cost-cutting efficiencies brought in by DOGE.

Three-judge panel rules president exceeded authority granted to him by 1977 emergency powers law. This blog is now closed.

Another chapter in making America "great."

Editorial: The Republican budget proposal is a gift to plutocrats. Democrats should clearly make the case for deficits to work for the people

Few words spark more anxiety in public debate than “national debt” and “government deficit.” National debt is the total amount of money the government owes, accumulated over years of running deficits. Government deficit is when the government spends more money than it collects in taxes and other revenues.