With the Senate getting past a procedural vote in approving the tax deal, it appears more and more likely that this deal will soon become law. With...

In her latest commentary on CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas discusses the challenges ahead with the recent deal on tax cuts and how...

Washington Drops the Ball – To many federal budget watchers, the tax cut debate has been more frustrating than watching the Redskins play. The...

Update: The White House recently stated that the tax cut deal would create or save 2.2 million jobs, which would bring the budgetary cost to $390,000...

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) had some pretty inspiring words on the floor of the Senate the other night. He spoke about that the challenges in front of...

Markets this week have been dominated by the White House announcement of a fiscal package deal with Republican Congressional leaders that would add...

The Congressional Budget Office made an unusual jump into the fiscal fray back in the summer, spelling out the specific harm that excessive long-term...

Last week, we reported the good news from the Congressional Budget Office that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) would cost $25 billion...

The Senate began debate late Thursday on the tax cut compromise hammered out by some lawmakers and President Obama. The debate began even as House...