Citizens from across the country had a message yesterday for lawmakers: we are working together to solve our fiscal challenges, why can’t you? At a...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional six banks ( Greater Atlantic Bank, Benchmark Bank, AmTrust Bank, The...

Earlier this year, the Administration launched a contest to let federal employees submit ideas to save the government money (at the time, we called...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauded a CBO estimate that under the health...

On December 3rd, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for the hearing on his nomination to a...

A few hours before similar remarks were made by Fed Chairman Bernanke (see previous blog), his European counterpart, European Central Bank (ECB) head...

According to today's Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the unemployment rate eased back to the 10 percent politically sensitive threshold in November...

Today, the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) was scheduled to release its recommendations on reforming the tax code. Although they...

A group of budget experts including CRFB president, Maya MacGuineas, released a “Statement on Health Care Reform,” calling for further efforts to...

The House today voted to avoid eliminating the estate tax next year, only to have it return in 2011 at higher levels. Instead, the current levels of...