As the budget conference committee works to develop a plan to offset some of the sequester, they may be tempted to use budget gimmicks in place of...

The second meeting of the budget conference committee will happen today at 10 AM Eastern time. The conferees do not have a lot of time, as their...

What to do about sequestration remains one of the most important questions before the budget conference, and while replacing at least part of the...

Last week, at a breakfast with David Wessel and Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal, Council of Economic Advisers chair Jason Furman made the case...

Replacing the sequester will be an important item on the conference committee's agenda, and it may also be the most difficult. Right now, the two...

When talking about the debt, it is hard to avoid also talking about generational inequity. Many groups, especially the Can Kicks Back, have worked to...

Saluting Service – Today we salute those who have served the United States in the military with a federal holiday. While many have a day off...

The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, posted a short educational video explaining the national debt today. In a...

It has been one week since the budget conference committee's first meeting, and many are speculating that the committee could realistically come up...

It's no secret that a significant portion of the federal budget is devoted to our national defense and insurance programs like Social Security...

All eyes are on the budget conference committee, which has a myriad of options available to consider as it negotiates this year's budget resolution...