The Senate narrowly passed a massive spending and tax bill that includes signature policies of President Trump's second-term ...

President-elect Donald Trump has floated establishing a “Department of Government Efficiency” to make steep cuts to the U.S. federal budget and appointing allies billionaire Elon Musk and ...

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend ...

United States President Donald Trump has proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory programs.

The U.S. federal budget deficit is expected to nearly double this year, growing to $2 trillion as a result of higher interest rates and lower tax revenue.

Take our quiz and test your own understanding of the trends and proportions behind the U.S. federal budget. Check Yourself The Post partnered with Gapminder, a Swedish nonprofit, to survey 600 ...

Trump budget would slash federal rental aid by 40% The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip ...

After originally promising to slash federal funding by $2 trillion using the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk now says that might not be possible. Musk’s promise of cutting ...