According to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest baseline, the federal government will spend $400 billion on interest payments on the...

According to press reports, policymakers are considering broadening the base of the 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) or self-employment...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve released updated economic projections at its meeting last month. Along with the FOMC’s...

Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...

Note: This analysis has been updated from the original version to reflect new estimates of how long it would take for the amount of student debt owed...

Although most federal health spending goes to Medicare and Medicaid, the government is projected to lose over $350 billion of income and payroll tax...

In light of the pervasive political conflicts dominating national conversations, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s FixUS initiative, an...

Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation rose by 6.3 percent over the past year and 0.6 percent last month according to new data from the...

As lawmakers negotiate a possible reconciliation bill, they should look to offsets from the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBB) to help fund new...

The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest baseline spells out what the federal budget will look like under current law, but also estimates the...

The Senate Finance Committee recently advanced the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, a bill designed to encourage private retirement...