The House of Representatives this afternoon passed a rule directing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, to set non...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook update today, on the eve of two big moments for U.S. fiscal policy - the...

While all eyes (for now) are on the President's State of the Union address tomorrow night, the true test of President Obama's fiscal priorities will...

What Will He Say? – On Tuesday President Obama will avail himself of one of the most effective tools a President has to shape the Washington agenda...

With so much talk currently about the statutory debt ceiling, we at CRFB felt that this topic, which can be quite complex, deserved a good briefing...

Last month, we reported the positive developments that were happening with the major players--GM, Citigroup, and AIG--still left in the Troubled Asset...

In a recently published article in The Fiscal Times, CRFB board member Eugene Steuerle analyzes the current debate over health-care in Washington. Mr...

Speaking today on the House floor, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) gave a speech expressing his growing concern about our national deficit and debt. He also...

Yesterday, the organization Third Way released a plan outlining several Social Security reform proposals meant to ensure the program's solvency over...