In a post on Truth Social, President Trump called for increasing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 defense budget to $1.5 trillion, rather than $1 trillion he...

Updated 1/7/25: On January 5, leaders in the House and Senate released a bipartisan package that would provide full-year Commerce, Justice, and...

Updated 1/6/26: On December 31, 2025, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies included in the American Rescue Plan Act and the Inflation Reduction...

It was an eventful year for fiscal policy in 2025. With large parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set to expire, lawmakers used the...

Former Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published a guest essay in The New York Times...

In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Vadim Elenev, Tim Landvoigt, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh...

By: Maddie Brown Shirley I am honored by the opportunity to continue Ed Lorenzen's legacy as this year’s Ed Lorenzen intern. Ed was a pillar in the...

The House is scheduled to vote today on the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. Among other provisions, the legislation requires the...

With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can...

As the national debt continues to climb toward record levels – totaling 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 –...