After a few weeks of government shutdown and a nerve-wracking lead-up to hitting the debt ceiling, the Senate leadership announced today it had come...

The prolonged government shutdown and debt ceiling debate are a clear indication that our government is not functioning as it should. Furloughed...

Yesterday, Former Treasury Secretary and director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers argued that “budget deficits are now a second-order...

Bipartisan discussions over how to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling are coming down to the wire as this week begins...

Naturally, the country has been consumed by the developments (or lack thereof) in the government shutdown and debt ceiling impasse. But there is some...

As the government shutdown continues into its 11th day, the two parties have just begun having serious negotiations about reopening the government and...

With the recent improvement in medium-term budget projections, some are trying to advance the myth that our debt problems have been solved. But as we...

In yesterday's New York Times, the paper asks in its " Room for Debate" series what federal spending we are better off without in light of the...

The government is still shut down, and the debt ceiling is looming around the corner. Markets are beginning to worry, and the country is facing its...

As we draw ever nearer to the projected deadline for hitting the debt ceiling, Congress still has not been able to make a deal. Today, CRFB board...

Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs convened a hearing addressing fraudulent behavior in the Social...