Trump Administration
Latest
-
President's Budget Gets Serious About Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Read moreUpdate: the tables in this post have been updated with estimates from CBO's analysis of the President's FY 2020 budget. CBO does not provide specific...
-
Three-Fifths of This Year's Deficit is Policymakers' Fault
Read moreThe budget deficit will be almost $900 billion this year according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). By our estimates, 60...
-
An Overview of the President's FY 2020 Budget
Read moreMoments ago, President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget proposals, outlining his tax and spending proposals for the next decade. We...
-
Analysis of the President’s FY 2020 Budget
Read moreThe Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget proposal today, outlining the President’s tax and spending priorities over the next...
-
What We’d Like to See in President Trump’s FY 2020 Budget
Read moreReports suggest the Trump administration will release its FY 2020 budget in two parts, beginning next week. With debt at post-war record highs...
-
Play Debt-O During State of the Union 2019!
Read morePresident Donald Trump will give his second State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech, providing analysis...
-
Leon Panetta: Five Lessons that Never Seem to Be Learned from Shutting Down the Government
Read moreLeon Panetta is co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, former budget director and White House chief of staff under President Bll...
-
Are Defense and Disasters Causing the Deficit Increase?
Read moreWhen asked about the increasing deficit, President Trump yesterday pointed to defense spending increases and disaster relief. While both of those...
-
Maya MacGuineas: National Debt is About to Roar Back to Life as a Pressing Issue
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published an op-ed with CNN. An excerpt is below. As a result of an...
-
New White House Report Shows Deficit Projections Have Doubled
Read moreFor Immediate Release The White House Office of Management and Budget released its annual mid-session review Friday, updating deficit projections in...
-
CBO Releases Estimate of the President's Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's 2019 budget today. The estimates show debt would continue to rise under...
-
CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2019 Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the...