As the GOP primary season moves along to New Hampshire, we continue to look for signs that the candidates are at least as concerned with the country’s...

After hinting at how they would cut defense spending yesterday, the Obama Administration has given out another small detail of its upcoming budget...

As is the case every first Friday of the month, BLS released its jobs data, which for December showed another solid month for employment. About 200...

In evaluating the impact of Republican candidates' tax plans, Tax Policy Center has been an invaluable resource. After having scored Newt Gingrich's...

As we mentioned on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was scheduled to roll out the strategic outline for the Pentagon's future. Earlier today...

As the title of the blog suggests, the Urban Institute has a video with senior fellow Melissa Favreault analyzing the Social Security piece of Bowles...

According to today's New York Times, a report from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will be revealed this week on how the Pentagon will meet its...

Once again, ratings agencies are warning the United States that our current fiscal outlook is not sustainable and we risk further downgrades unless we...

What a year it's been! 2011 certainly had plenty of budget and fiscal policy developments that kept all of us at CRFB pretty busy. We wish that meant...

With the year wrapping up, our friends Ezra Klein over at the Washington Post and Derek Thompson at The Atlantic asked a variety of noted economists...

Brink Again – Washington’s favorite game played out again last week as lawmakers once more waited until the last minute to avert a government shutdown...

In response to the release of the Ryan-Wyden premium support plan last week, The New York Times spelled out options for reducing Medicare spending...