The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion for calendar year 2024, an increase of roughly $200 billion from the ...

The United States borrowed $710 billion in the first three months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, including $85 billion in the month of December, according to the latest ...

Rather than weakening the SALT cap, lawmakers should strengthen it. Concern over the marriage penalty could be addressed by reducing the SALT cap to $5,000 for single filers or setting a new ...

As we have pointed out before, extending the various individual and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) beyond their scheduled expiration at the end of 2025 is unlikely to boost ...

Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" to discuss President-elect Trump's comments on the debt ceiling, the House and Speaker's plan for a reconcili ...

Lawmakers intend to pursue budget reconciliation legislation in the coming months, which requires passage of a concurrent budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions in order to ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining 76 policy opt ...

Under current law through 2025, $1,700 of the $2,000 child tax credit can be "refundable," meaning it can be issued as a refund to those with no tax liability. The credit phases in by 15 percent of ...

With the national debt on course to exceed its record as a share of the economy in the next two years, interest payments on the debt surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, policymakers ...

It was a busy year for fiscal policy in 2024, with a big focus on the presidential election. In addition to releasing a few major papers, we also wrote our usual analyses of major budget reports and ...