On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media to once again broach a pair of issues that he argues can ...

A bipartisan commitment to responsible budgeting was once a fundamental part of American governance. Congress borrowed for exceptional situations and reduced the debt burden otherwise. Since the Great ...

The federal government experienced a shutdown in autumn 2025, which is one of many that have occurred in the past 20 years. The nation also has racked up about $38 trillion in debt, and Congress and ...

The U.S government’s debt hit $37.6 trillion on Sept. 30, the end of the most recent fiscal year. To put that number in perspective, a stack of $1 bills in that amount would be 2.5 million miles tall.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House tanked a balanced budget resolution to curb the federal government’s practice of racking up trillion-dollar deficits every year. The failed Wednesday vote comes as ...

The author believes government spending, not insufficient taxes, is the cause of deficits. A Tax Limitation Balanced Budget Amendment (TLBBA) is proposed as a solution to control spending. The author ...

Some lawmakers want to adopt a new amendment to force Congress to come up with balanced budgets to keep the country’s ballooning deficit from continuing to spiral out of control and risk a debt crisis ...